Single Nodular Pulmonary Amyloidosis: Case Report.
10.4046/trd.2015.78.4.385
- Author:
Seung Hyun LEE
1
;
Young Chun KO
;
Jong Pil JEONG
;
Chan Woo PARK
;
Seok Ho SEO
;
Jong Taek KIM
;
Dae Won PARK
;
Cheol Min BAK
;
Seung Ki MOON
;
Shin Hyoung JO
;
Se Mi KIM
;
Ah Lon JUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Kwangju Christian Hospital, Gwangju, Korea. starbag1@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Amyloidosis
- MeSH:
Amyloid;
Amyloidosis*;
Humans;
Korea;
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2015;78(4):385-389
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Amyloidosis is defined as the presence of extra-cellular deposits of an insoluble fibrillar protein, amyloid. The pulmonary involvement of amyloidosis is usually classified as tracheobronchial, parenchymal nodular, or diffuse alveolar septal. A single nodular lesion can mimic various conditions, including malignancy, pulmonary tuberculosis, and fungal infection. To date, only one case of nodular pulmonary amyloidosis has been reported in Korea, a case involving multiple nodular lesions. Here, we report and discuss the case of a patient having single nodular amyloidosis.
