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A Case of Pseudoalveolar Sarcoidosis with Unilateral Pulmonary Infiltration

Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases / Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases,
2008, v.64 no.2, pp.149-152













& (2008). A Case of Pseudoalveolar Sarcoidosis with Unilateral Pulmonary Infiltration. Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases, 64(2), 149-152.
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Abstract

A sarcoidosis is a multisystemic granulomatous disorder that has a predilection for pulmonary involvement, and the common radiological findings for the disease are bilateral nodular or reticulonodular patterns. Pseudoalveolar sarcoidosis is a rare presentation of sarcoidosis. The radiological finding is an alveolar pattern that involves or compresses the alveoli by clustered interstitial granuloma. A 58-year-old man was admitted due to incidental findings of a unilateral consolidative lesion as seen on chest radiography. A chest computed tomography (CT) examination showed multiple bronchoalveolar consolidations that were suspicious of a malignancy. However, a percutaneous needle biopsy revealed non-caseating granuloma with an asteroid body that was compatible with sarcoidosis. After one month, the consolidative lesions improved without any treatment.

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Pseudoalveolar, Sarcoidosis, Unilateral

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