Eggshell calcification in thorax and mediastinum (mnemonic)

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Helpful mnemonics to remember the major causes of eggshell calcification of the nodes in the thorax and mediastinum are:

A Silly Cool Sergeant Likes His Tubercular Blast
~~Sally~~Sam Smith Likes ~~Her~~His Smart ABC Mnemonic

Mnemonics

A Silly Cool Sergeant Likes His Tubercular Blast

A: amyloidosis
S: silicosis
C: coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP)
S: sarcoidosis
L: lymphoma : (postirradiation Hodgkin disease )
H: h istoplasmosis (e.g. pulmonary histoplasmosis )
T: tuberculosis
B: blastomycosis (e.g. pulmonary blastomycosis)

SallySam Smith Likes HerHis Smart ABC Mnemonic

S: silicosis (5%)
S: sarcoidosis: (5%)
L: lymphoma (postradiation Hodgkin disease, usually 1-9 years following treatment)
H: histoplasmosis (rare)
S: scleroderma (rare)
A: amyloidosis (rare)
B: blastomycosis (rare)
C: coal workers' pneumoconiosis (1%)
M: mycobacterium tuberculosis

-Helpful mnemonics to remember the major causes of <a href="/articles/eggshell-calcification-lymph-nodes-1">eggshell calcification</a> of the nodes in the thorax and mediastinum are: <ul>
~~-<li>A Silly Cool Sergeant Likes His Tubercular Blast</li>~~
~~-<li>Sally Smith Likes Her Smart ABC Mnemonic</li>~~
~~-</ul><h4>Mnemonics</h4><h5>A Silly Cool Sergeant Likes His Tubercular Blast</h5><ul>~~
~~-<li>~~
~~-A: <a href="/articles/amyloidosis">amyloidosis</a>~~
~~-</li>~~
~~-<li>~~
~~-S: <a href="/articles/silicosis">silicosis</a>~~
~~-</li>~~
~~-<li>~~
~~-C: <a href="/articles/coal-workers-pneumoconiosis-2">coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP)</a>~~
~~-</li>~~
~~-<li>~~
~~-S: <a href="/articles/sarcoidosis-1">sarcoidosis</a>~~
~~-</li>~~
~~-<li>~~
-L: <a href="/articles/lymphoma">lymphoma</a><a href="/articles/lymphoma-postirradiation-hodgkin-disease">: (postirradiation </a><a href="/articles/hodgkin-lymphoma">Hodgkin disease</a><a href="/articles/lymphoma-postirradiation-hodgkin-disease">)</a>
~~-</li>~~
~~-<li>~~
-H: <a href="/articles/peroneus-brevis-1">h</a><a href="/articles/histoplasmosis-e-g-pulmonary-histoplasmosis">istoplasmosis (e.g. </a><a href="/articles/thoracic-histoplasmosis-1">pulmonary histoplasmosis</a><a href="/articles/histoplasmosis-e-g-pulmonary-histoplasmosis">)</a>
~~-</li>~~
~~-<li>~~
~~-T: <a href="/articles/tuberculosis">tuberculosis</a>~~
~~-</li>~~
~~-<li>~~
~~-B: blastomycosis (e.g. <a href="/articles/pulmonary-blastomycosis">pulmonary blastomycosis</a>)</li>~~
~~-</ul><h5>Sally Smith Likes Her Smart ABC Mnemonic</h5><ul>~~
~~-<li>~~
~~-S: <a href="/articles/silicosis">silicosis</a> (5%)</li>~~
~~-<li>~~
~~-S: <a href="/articles/sarcoidosis-1">sarcoidosis</a>: (5%)</li>~~
~~-<li>~~
~~-L: <a href="/articles/lymphoma">lymphoma</a> (postradiation <a href="/articles/hodgkin-lymphoma">Hodgkin disease</a>, usually 1-9 years following treatment)</li>~~
~~-<li>~~
~~-H: <a href="/articles/histoplasmosis">histoplasmosis</a> (rare)</li>~~
~~-<li>~~
~~-S: <a href="/articles/scleroderma">scleroderma</a> (rare)</li>~~
~~-<li>~~
~~-A: <a href="/articles/amyloidosis">amyloidosis</a> (rare)</li>~~
~~-<li>~~
~~-B: <a title="Pulmonary blastomycosis" href="/articles/pulmonary-blastomycosis">blastomycosis</a> (rare)</li>~~
~~-<li>~~
~~-C: <a href="/articles/coal-workers-pneumoconiosis-2">coal workers' pneumoconiosis</a> (1%)</li>~~
~~-<li>~~
~~-M: <a href="/articles/mycobacterium-tuberculosis">mycobacterium tuberculosis</a>~~
~~-</li>~~
+Helpful mnemonics to remember the major causes of <a href="/articles/eggshell-calcification-lymph-nodes-1">eggshell calcification</a> of the nodes in the thorax and mediastinum are: <ul>
+<li>A Silly Cool Sergeant Likes His Tubercular Blast</li>
+<li>Sam Smith Likes His Smart ABC Mnemonic</li>
+</ul><h4>Mnemonics</h4><h5>A Silly Cool Sergeant Likes His Tubercular Blast</h5><ul>
+<li>A: <a href="/articles/amyloidosis">amyloidosis</a></li>
+<li>S: <a href="/articles/silicosis">silicosis</a></li>
+<li>C: <a href="/articles/coal-workers-pneumoconiosis-2">coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP)</a></li>
+<li>S: <a href="/articles/sarcoidosis-1">sarcoidosis</a></li>
+<li>L: <a href="/articles/lymphoma">lymphoma</a><a href="/articles/lymphoma-postirradiation-hodgkin-disease">: (postirradiation </a><a href="/articles/hodgkin-lymphoma">Hodgkin disease</a><a href="/articles/lymphoma-postirradiation-hodgkin-disease">)</a></li>
+<li>H: <a href="/articles/peroneus-brevis-1">h</a><a href="/articles/histoplasmosis-e-g-pulmonary-histoplasmosis">istoplasmosis (e.g. </a><a href="/articles/thoracic-histoplasmosis-1">pulmonary histoplasmosis</a><a href="/articles/histoplasmosis-e-g-pulmonary-histoplasmosis">)</a></li>
+<li>T: <a href="/articles/tuberculosis">tuberculosis</a></li>
+<li>B: blastomycosis (e.g. <a href="/articles/pulmonary-blastomycosis">pulmonary blastomycosis</a>)</li>
+</ul><h5>Sam Smith Likes His Smart ABC Mnemonic</h5><ul>
+<li>S: <a href="/articles/silicosis">silicosis</a> (5%)</li>
+<li>S: <a href="/articles/sarcoidosis-1">sarcoidosis</a>: (5%)</li>
+<li>L: <a href="/articles/lymphoma">lymphoma</a> (postradiation <a href="/articles/hodgkin-lymphoma">Hodgkin disease</a>, usually 1-9 years following treatment)</li>
+<li>H: <a href="/articles/histoplasmosis">histoplasmosis</a> (rare)</li>
+<li>S: <a href="/articles/scleroderma">scleroderma</a> (rare)</li>
+<li>A: <a href="/articles/amyloidosis">amyloidosis</a> (rare)</li>
+<li>B: <a href="/articles/pulmonary-blastomycosis" title="Pulmonary blastomycosis">blastomycosis</a> (rare)</li>
+<li>C: <a href="/articles/coal-workers-pneumoconiosis-2">coal workers' pneumoconiosis</a> (1%)</li>
+<li>M: <a href="/articles/mycobacterium-tuberculosis">mycobacterium tuberculosis</a></li>