Sarcoidosis Accompanied by Pleural Effusion and Multiple Bronchial Stenoses.

Mizushima, Yutaka; Sassa, K; Fujishita, Takashi; Iwai, Hisakazu; Yasumura, Satoshi; Kobayashi, Masashi

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.36.637

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“…Corticosteroids have been reported to be effective in the treatment of pleurisy with sarcoidosis, but cases of spontaneous resolution have also been reported (10)(11)(12). In our case, corticosteroid therapy resulted in marked improvement of the pleurisy as well as the parenchymalinfiltrates, a result consistent with the inducement of bloody pleurisy being associated with granulomas disrupting small vessels.…”

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Pulmonary Sarcoidosis with Associated Bloody Pleurisy.

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A 64-year-old man was admitted to our hospital complaining of non-productive cough and right chest pain. Chest radiographs showed bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy, diffuse granular nodules and right pleural effusion. Serumangiotensin-II-converting enzymeand lysozyme levels were elevated. Since thoracentesis indicated bloody pleurisy, video-assisted thoracoscopy was performed and revealed multiple white nodules on both the visceral and parietal pleura. Resected pleural biopsy specimens showed non-caseous granulomas. Furthermore, somenodules were observed to compress and involve small vessels and capillaries. The bloody pleurisy was assumed to have been derived from the rupture of small vessels that had been compressed and affected by the granuloma with sarcoidosis.

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Pulmonary Sarcoidosis with Associated Bloody Pleurisy.

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“…The trachea and main bronchi are less frequently affected than the lobar, segmental, subsegmental and distal airways. Sarcoid granulomas of trachea, main carina and major bronchi by themselves seldom produce significant obstructive symptoms or airway dysfunction . The second is the involvement of both airway and pulmonary parenchyma that respond well to corticosteroids.…”

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A case of pulmonary sarcoidosis with endobronchial nodules

Wang

2014

Clinical Respiratory J

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Sarcoidosis is a multisystemic disorder of unknown cause that is characterized pathologically by noncaseating granulomas and predominantly affects the lungs and the lymphatic system, especially intrathoracically. Diagnosis is based on the association of a compatible clinical and radiological presentation, the presence of characteristic histopathological lesions and the exclusion of other potential causes of granuloma. Although the lungs and mediastinal lymph nodes are almost involved, endobronchial nodular lesions of sarcoidosis with lung involvements are rare. We report a case of sarcoidosis with lung involvements and endobronchial nodules as confirmed by bronchial biopsy.

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