Reticulonodular interstitial pattern

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A reticulonodular interstitial pattern is aan imaging descriptive term that can be used in thoracic radiographs or CT scans ~~where~~when are there is an overlap of reticular shadows with nodular shadows. This may be used to describe a regional pattern or a diffuse pattern throughout the lungs. It is a non specific imaging descriptor but can be seen in varied conditions such as

silicosis
pulmonary sarcoidosis ²
berylliosis ²
lymphangitis carcinomatosis ²
hepatopulmonary syndrome - basal ⁴
pneumocystis pneuomonia - can sometimes give a fine reticulonodular pattern ³
bronchocentric granulomatosis ⁵
pulmonary Langerhan cell histiocystosis ⁶
lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis ⁶
Erdheim-Chester disease ¹

-A reticulonodular interstitial pattern is a descriptive term that can be used in thoracic radiographs or CT scans where are there is an overlap of <a title="reticular shadows" href="/articles/reticular-shadows">reticular shadows </a>with <a title="nodular shadows" href="/articles/nodular-shadows">nodular shadows</a>. This is a non specific imaging descriptor but can be seen in varied conditions such as <ul>
+A reticulonodular interstitial pattern is an imaging descriptive term that can be used in thoracic radiographs or CT scans when are there is an overlap of <a href="/articles/reticular-shadows">reticular shadows </a>with <a href="/articles/nodular-shadows">nodular shadows</a>. This may be used to describe a regional pattern or a diffuse pattern throughout the lungs. It is a non specific imaging descriptor but can be seen in varied conditions such as<ul>
~~-<a title="Berylliosis involving lung" href="/articles/chronic-beryllium-lung-disease-1">berylliosis</a> 2~~
+<a href="/articles/chronic-beryllium-lung-disease-1">berylliosis</a> 2
~~-<a title="Erdheim-Chester disease" href="/articles/erdheim-chester-disease">Erdheim-Chester disease</a> 1~~
+<a href="/articles/hepatopulmonary-syndrome">hepatopulmonary syndrome</a> - basal 4
+</li>
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+<a href="/articles/pneumocystis-pneumonia">pneumocystis pneuomonia</a> - can sometimes give a fine reticulonodular pattern 3
+</li>
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+<a href="/articles/bronchocentric-granulomatosis">bronchocentric granulomatosis</a> 5
+</li>
+<li>
+<a href="/articles/pulmonary-langerhans-cell-histiocytosis">pulmonary Langerhan cell histiocystosis</a> 6
+</li>
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+<a href="/articles/lymphocytic-interstitial-pneumonitis-1">lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis</a> 6
+</li>
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+<a href="/articles/erdheim-chester-disease">Erdheim-Chester disease</a> 1

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