Challenges in pulmonary fibrosis: 6--Problematic granulomatous lung disease

J L Myers; H D Tazelaar

doi:10.1136/thx.2004.031047

Challenges in pulmonary fibrosis: 6--Problematic granulomatous lung disease

Thorax. 2008 Jan;63(1):78-84. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.031047.

Authors

J L Myers¹, H D Tazelaar

Affiliation

¹ The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. myers.jeffrey@mayo.edu

PMID: 18156572
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2004.031047

Abstract

Granulomatous inflammation in lung biopsies is a relatively non-specific finding that can occur in a range of inflammatory and neoplastic conditions. This review focuses on the patterns of granulomatous inflammation that can cause diffuse lung disease, highlighting histopathological features helpful in differential diagnosis.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic / pathology
Biopsy
Diagnosis, Differential
Granuloma, Respiratory Tract / pathology*
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / pathology
Humans
Lung / pathology*
Pneumonia / pathology
Pulmonary Fibrosis / pathology*
Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary / pathology
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / pathology