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Crazy paving pattern

MedGen UID:
1376678
•Concept ID:
C4476749
•
Finding
Synonyms: Crazy paving appearance; Crazy paving sign; Crazy-paving pattern; GGO and reticulation; Ground glass opacity with reticulation
 
HPO: HP:0025391

Definition

The so-called crazy paving pattern appears as thickened interlobular septa and intralobular lines superimposed on a background of ground-glass opacity, resembling irregularly shaped paving stones. The crazy-paving pattern is often sharply demarcated from more normal lung and may have a geographic outline. It was originally reported in patients with alveolar proteinosis and is also encountered in other diffuse lung diseases that affect both the interstitial and airspace compartments, such as lipoid pneumonia. [from HPO]

Conditions with this feature

Interstitial lung disease due to ABCA3 deficiency
MedGen UID:
410074
•Concept ID:
C1970456
•
Disease or Syndrome
For a general phenotypic description and a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of pulmonary surfactant metabolism dysfunction, see SMDP1 (265120).
See: Condition Record
Interstitial lung disease due to ABCA3 deficiency

Professional guidelines

PubMed

RSNA-STR-ACR Consensus Statement for COVID-19 CT Patterns: Interreader Agreement in 240 Consecutive Patients and Association With RT-PCR Status.
Silva CF, Alegria J, Ramos C, Verdugo J, Diaz JC, Varela C, Barbe M
J Comput Assist Tomogr 2021 May-Jun 01;45(3):485-489. doi: 10.1097/RCT.0000000000001162. PMID: 33797444
CT differential diagnosis of COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 in symptomatic suspects: a practical scoring method.
Luo L, Luo Z, Jia Y, Zhou C, He J, Lyu J, Shen X
BMC Pulm Med 2020 May 7;20(1):129. doi: 10.1186/s12890-020-1170-6. PMID: 32381057Free PMC Article
Lipoid pneumonia in children following aspiration of mineral oil used in the treatment of constipation: high-resolution CT findings in 17 patients.
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Pediatr Radiol 2007 Nov;37(11):1135-9. Epub 2007 Sep 18 doi: 10.1007/s00247-007-0603-1. PMID: 17876572

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Pulmonary Manifestations of GATA2 Deficiency.
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Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis.
Bonella F, Campo I
Pneumologia 2014 Jul-Sep;63(3):144, 147-55. PMID: 25420289
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis.
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Signs in chest imaging.
Algın O, Gökalp G, Topal U
Diagn Interv Radiol 2011 Mar;17(1):18-29. Epub 2010 Jul 28 doi: 10.4261/1305-3825.DIR.2901-09.1. PMID: 20669122
Lipoid pneumonia: an overview.
Hadda V, Khilnani GC
Expert Rev Respir Med 2010 Dec;4(6):799-807. doi: 10.1586/ers.10.74. PMID: 21128754

Diagnosis

Crazy-Paving Pattern in Pulmonary Sarcoidosis.
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Eur Radiol 2020 Aug;30(8):4381-4389. Epub 2020 Mar 19 doi: 10.1007/s00330-020-06801-0. PMID: 32193638Free PMC Article
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis.
Bonella F, Campo I
Pneumologia 2014 Jul-Sep;63(3):144, 147-55. PMID: 25420289
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis.
Borie R, Danel C, Debray MP, Taille C, Dombret MC, Aubier M, Epaud R, Crestani B
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"Crazy-paving" pattern at thin-section CT of the lungs: radiologic-pathologic overview.
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Therapy

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A "Crazy Paving" Pattern on CT Scan in a Patient Treated with Pembrolizumab.
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Crazy Paving Pattern.
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Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis.
Bonella F, Campo I
Pneumologia 2014 Jul-Sep;63(3):144, 147-55. PMID: 25420289
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis.
Wang T, Lazar CA, Fishbein MC, Lynch JP 3rd
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Prognosis

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis.
Jouneau S, Ménard C, Lederlin M
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Chest CT manifestations of new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): a pictorial review.
Ye Z, Zhang Y, Wang Y, Huang Z, Song B
Eur Radiol 2020 Aug;30(8):4381-4389. Epub 2020 Mar 19 doi: 10.1007/s00330-020-06801-0. PMID: 32193638Free PMC Article
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis.
Wang T, Lazar CA, Fishbein MC, Lynch JP 3rd
Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2012 Oct;33(5):498-508. Epub 2012 Sep 21 doi: 10.1055/s-0032-1325160. PMID: 23001804
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis.
Borie R, Danel C, Debray MP, Taille C, Dombret MC, Aubier M, Epaud R, Crestani B
Eur Respir Rev 2011 Jun;20(120):98-107. doi: 10.1183/09059180.00001311. PMID: 21632797Free PMC Article
Lipoid pneumonia: an overview.
Hadda V, Khilnani GC
Expert Rev Respir Med 2010 Dec;4(6):799-807. doi: 10.1586/ers.10.74. PMID: 21128754

Clinical prediction guides

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Pulmonary Manifestations of GATA2 Deficiency.
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The Clinical and Chest CT Features Associated With Severe and Critical COVID-19 Pneumonia.
Li K, Wu J, Wu F, Guo D, Chen L, Fang Z, Li C
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Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis.
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Eur Respir Rev 2011 Jun;20(120):98-107. doi: 10.1183/09059180.00001311. PMID: 21632797Free PMC Article
Lipoid pneumonia: an overview.
Hadda V, Khilnani GC
Expert Rev Respir Med 2010 Dec;4(6):799-807. doi: 10.1586/ers.10.74. PMID: 21128754

Recent systematic reviews

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