Ritalin lung
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Ritalin lung describes pulmonary changes induced by IV exposure to methylphenidate (Ritalin).
Radiographic features
HRCT chest
It classically gives pan-lobular emphysematous change 1,4.
Differential diagnosis
General imaging differential considerations include:
- alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency: lung changes can be almost indistinguishable on imaging 1
- vanishing lung syndrome: tends to have more giant bullous spaces with para-septal empysema 3
-<p><strong>Ritalin lung</strong> describes pulmonary changes induced by IV exposure to methylphenidate (Ritalin).</p><h4>Radiographic features</h4><h5>HRCT chest</h5><p>It classically gives <a href="/articles/pan-lobular-emphysematous-change" title="pan-lobular emphysematous change">pan-lobular emphysematous change</a> <sup>1,4</sup>.</p><h4>Differential diagnosis</h4><p>General imaging differential considerations include</p><ul>-<li>-<a href="/articles/alpha-1-antitrypsin-deficiency-2" title="Alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency">alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency </a>: lung changes can be almost indistinguishable on imaging <sup>1</sup>-</li>-<li>-<a href="/articles/vanishing-lung-syndrome" title="vanishing lung syndrome">vanishing lung syndrome</a> : tends to have more giant bullous spaces with para-septal empysema <sup>3</sup>-</li>- +<p><strong>Ritalin lung</strong> describes pulmonary changes induced by IV exposure to methylphenidate (Ritalin).</p><h4>Radiographic features</h4><h5>HRCT chest</h5><p>It classically gives <a href="/articles/pan-lobular-emphysematous-change">pan-lobular emphysematous change</a> <sup>1,4</sup>.</p><h4>Differential diagnosis</h4><p>General imaging differential considerations include:</p><ul>
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- +<a href="/articles/alpha-1-antitrypsin-deficiency-2">alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency</a>: lung changes can be almost indistinguishable on imaging <sup>1</sup>
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- +<a href="/articles/vanishing-lung-syndrome">vanishing lung syndrome</a>: tends to have more giant bullous spaces with para-septal empysema <sup>3</sup>
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