Reversed Halo Sign - Infectious and Non-Infectious Differential Diagnosis

Definition: A focal rounded area of GGO surrounded by a crescent or complete ring of consolidation

 • Infectious Causes: Mucormycosis, Invasive aspergillosis, Paracoccidioidomycosis, Histoplasmosis, Slow-resolving pneumococcal pneumonia, Psittacosis, Legionellosis, Tuberculosis, Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia

 • Non-Infectious Causes: Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener), Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis, Sarcoidosis, Dermatomyositis, Lung adenocarcinoma, Lymphomatoid granulomatosis, Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia, Pulmonary embolism, Lipid pneumonia



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