Reticulonodular interstitial pattern
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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 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
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pneumocystis
pneuomoniapneumonia - can sometimes give a fine reticulonodular pattern 3 - bronchocentric granulomatosis 5
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pulmonary
LangerhanLangerhans cell histiocystosis 6 - lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis 6
- Erdheim-Chester disease 1
-<a href="/articles/pneumocystis-pneumonia">pneumocystis pneuomonia</a> - can sometimes give a fine reticulonodular pattern <sup>3</sup>- +<a href="/articles/pneumocystis-pneumonia">pneumocystis pneumonia</a> - can sometimes give a fine reticulonodular pattern <sup>3</sup>
-<a href="/articles/pulmonary-langerhans-cell-histiocytosis">pulmonary Langerhan cell histiocystosis</a> <sup>6</sup>- +<a href="/articles/pulmonary-langerhans-cell-histiocytosis">pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocystosis</a> <sup>6</sup>