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pulmonary sarcoidosis
Classification
- I
- hilar/mediastinal lymph nodes (43%)
- II
- nodes + lung dz (41%)
- III
- lung dz only (16%)
- mid and upper lobe predominance
- frequently associated with TB
- rare superinfection w/ Aspergillus
- HRCT:
- hilar adenopathy
- early = septal thickening, peribronchovascular nodules, alveolitis, ground-glass opacity
- late = traction bronchiectasis, fibrosis, honeycombing
See: sarcoidosis
Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD - 10 March 1995
Last updated: 1 October 2013
Copyright © 2013, Charles E. Kahn, Jr.
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