Primary cavitary sarcoidosis: A case report, systematic review, and proposal of new diagnostic criteria

Primary cavitary sarcoidosis (PCS) is a rare form of pulmonary sarcoidosis. In this report, we present a case of a 47-year-old male patient with PCS who was initially treated as pulmonary tuberculosis. We also systematically review the literature on PCS and propose a new classification for this enti...

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Autores principales: Handa, Ajay, Dhooria, Sahajal, Sehgal, Inderpaul Singh, Agarwal, Ritesh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
Materias:
Systematic Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5760867/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29319033
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_225_17
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Sumario:Primary cavitary sarcoidosis (PCS) is a rare form of pulmonary sarcoidosis. In this report, we present a case of a 47-year-old male patient with PCS who was initially treated as pulmonary tuberculosis. We also systematically review the literature on PCS and propose a new classification for this entity.

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