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Multiple bilateral pulmonary nodules masquerading as pulmonary metastasis; a case of nodular sarcoidosis

Sarcoidosis is a multi-system inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology that is manifested by the presence of non-caseating granulomas. Multiple pulmonary nodules are rare presentations of sarcoidosis. We report a case of nodular sarcoidosis in a young male of Middle-East origin who had initially pr...

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Autores principales: Jafari, Mostafa, Farrokh, Donya, Mohammadpanah, Najmeh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Electronic physician 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5053463/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27757192
http://dx.doi.org/10.19082/2802
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author Jafari, Mostafa
Farrokh, Donya
Mohammadpanah, Najmeh
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description Sarcoidosis is a multi-system inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology that is manifested by the presence of non-caseating granulomas. Multiple pulmonary nodules are rare presentations of sarcoidosis. We report a case of nodular sarcoidosis in a young male of Middle-East origin who had initially presented with bilateral painful ankle edema. His chest X-ray showed multiple bilateral pulmonary nodules. A high resolution computed tomography scan of the chest demonstrated multiple pulmonary nodular lesions and also mediastinal and hilar lymphadenopathy. Subsequent biopsies revealed non-necrotizing granuloma with multi-nucleated giant cells indicative of sarcoidosis. An appropriate work-up was done to confirm the true nature of the nodules and facilitate treatment.
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spelling pubmed-50534632016-10-18 Multiple bilateral pulmonary nodules masquerading as pulmonary metastasis; a case of nodular sarcoidosis Jafari, Mostafa Farrokh, Donya Mohammadpanah, Najmeh Electron Physician Case Report Sarcoidosis is a multi-system inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology that is manifested by the presence of non-caseating granulomas. Multiple pulmonary nodules are rare presentations of sarcoidosis. We report a case of nodular sarcoidosis in a young male of Middle-East origin who had initially presented with bilateral painful ankle edema. His chest X-ray showed multiple bilateral pulmonary nodules. A high resolution computed tomography scan of the chest demonstrated multiple pulmonary nodular lesions and also mediastinal and hilar lymphadenopathy. Subsequent biopsies revealed non-necrotizing granuloma with multi-nucleated giant cells indicative of sarcoidosis. An appropriate work-up was done to confirm the true nature of the nodules and facilitate treatment. Electronic physician 2016-08-25 /pmc/articles/PMC5053463/ /pubmed/27757192 http://dx.doi.org/10.19082/2802 Text en © 2016 The Authors This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/) , which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
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Multiple bilateral pulmonary nodules masquerading as pulmonary metastasis; a case of nodular sarcoidosis
title Multiple bilateral pulmonary nodules masquerading as pulmonary metastasis; a case of nodular sarcoidosis
title_full Multiple bilateral pulmonary nodules masquerading as pulmonary metastasis; a case of nodular sarcoidosis
title_fullStr Multiple bilateral pulmonary nodules masquerading as pulmonary metastasis; a case of nodular sarcoidosis
title_full_unstemmed Multiple bilateral pulmonary nodules masquerading as pulmonary metastasis; a case of nodular sarcoidosis
title_short Multiple bilateral pulmonary nodules masquerading as pulmonary metastasis; a case of nodular sarcoidosis
title_sort multiple bilateral pulmonary nodules masquerading as pulmonary metastasis; a case of nodular sarcoidosis
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5053463/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27757192
http://dx.doi.org/10.19082/2802
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