Reticulonodular interstitial pattern

Changed by Derek Smith, 23 May 2019

Updates to Article Attributes

Body was changed:

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

  • -<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>

ADVERTISEMENT: Supporters see fewer/no ads

Updating… Please wait.

 Unable to process the form. Check for errors and try again.

 Thank you for updating your details.