[A case of sarcoidosis with multiple nodules showing cavitary formation]

Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi. 2008 Apr;46(4):341-5.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 24-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital for examinations of multiple nodules in bilateral lung fields. Mediastinal lymph node specimen by surgical resection revealed non-caseating epithelioid cell granuloma which was compatible with sarcoidosis. Some nodules showed cavitary formation without any treatment. Bacteriological and cytological studies yielded negative results. This is a rare case of sarcoidosis with multiple nodules showing cavitary formation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lung / diagnostic imaging
  • Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary / diagnostic imaging*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed