Single Nodular Pulmonary Amyloidosis: Case Report

Amyloidosis is defined as the presence of extra-cellular deposits of an insoluble fibrillar protein, amyloid. The pulmonary involvement of amyloidosis is usually classified as tracheobronchial, parenchymal nodular, or diffuse alveolar septal. A single nodular lesion can mimic various conditions, inc...

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Autores principales: Lee, Seung Hyun, Ko, Young Chun, Jeong, Jong Pil, Park, Chan Woo, Seo, Seok Ho, Kim, Jong Taek, Park, Dae Won, Bak, Cheol Min, Moon, Seung Ki, Jo, Shin Hyoung, Kim, Se Mi, Jung, Ah Lon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2015
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4620336/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26508930
http://dx.doi.org/10.4046/trd.2015.78.4.385
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Sumario:Amyloidosis is defined as the presence of extra-cellular deposits of an insoluble fibrillar protein, amyloid. The pulmonary involvement of amyloidosis is usually classified as tracheobronchial, parenchymal nodular, or diffuse alveolar septal. A single nodular lesion can mimic various conditions, including malignancy, pulmonary tuberculosis, and fungal infection. To date, only one case of nodular pulmonary amyloidosis has been reported in Korea, a case involving multiple nodular lesions. Here, we report and discuss the case of a patient having single nodular amyloidosis.

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