Case Report
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World J Radiol. Feb 28, 2011; 3(2): 51-54
Published online Feb 28, 2011. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v3.i2.51
Table 1 Differential diagnosis of miliary pattern on computed tomography
InfectionsMiliary tuberculosis
Fungal infections: histoplasmosis, blastomycosis, cryptococcosis, coccidioidomycosis,
Varicella pneumonia
PneumoconiosisCoal worker’s pneumoconiosis, silicosis, berylliosis
InflammatorySarcoidosis
MalignancyMetastasis (thyroid carcinoma, osteosarcoma)
OthersAlveolar microlithiasis, amyloidosis