Tuberc Respir Dis.  1998 Oct;45(5):1098-1102.

A Case of Sarcoidosis with Cavitary Nolule of the Lung

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Ewha Womans University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
  • 2Department of Radiology, Ewha Womans University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
  • 3Department of Pathology, Ewha Womans University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Sarcoidosis is a chronic multisystemic disorder of unknown cause characterized by presence of noncaseating epithelioid granuloma in affected organ It is relatively common In western countries, but it is uncommon in East Asia including Korea. The lung is the most frequently affected organ. Usual radiologic manifestation of thoracic sarcoidosis art readily recognized, but there are extremely diverse manifestation Sarcoidosis rarely causes large pulmonary nodules, and cavitation in such lesion is very rare. We experienced one case of Sarcoidosis with Cavitary nodule of the lung and report it with brief review of the literature.

Keyword

Sarcoidosis; Cavitary Nodule

MeSH Terms

Far East
Granuloma
Korea
Lung*
Sarcoidosis*
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