Abstract:A 60-year-old woman with a 20-year history of myeloperoxidase anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (MPO-ANCA)-associated vasculitis visited our hospital due to productive cough and a low-grade fever for several weeks. Thoracic computed tomography demonstrated scattered tiny nodules, patchy consolidation, ground glass opacities, and thickening interlobular septa. On video-assisted thoracic surgery, those abnormalities were found to correspond to the accumulation of hemosiderin-laden alveolar macrophages (AMs) i… Show more
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