Follicular Bronchiolitis Mimicking Lung Cancer in a Patient with Primary Sjögren's Syndrome
10.4078/jrd.2019.26.3.206
- Author:
Seunghwan SHIN
1
;
You Jung HA
;
Eun Ha KANG
;
Yeong Wook SONG
;
Yun Jong LEE
Author Information
1. Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea. yn35@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Sjögren's syndrome;
Lung neoplasms;
Lung diseases;
Interstitial;
Bronchiolitis
- MeSH:
Arthritis, Rheumatoid;
Autoimmune Diseases;
Bronchiolitis;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Germinal Center;
Humans;
Korea;
Lung Diseases;
Lung Neoplasms;
Lung;
Lymphoproliferative Disorders;
Rheumatic Diseases
- From:Journal of Rheumatic Diseases
2019;26(3):206-210
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Follicular bronchiolitis (FB) is an uncommon pulmonary lymphoproliferative disorder that is characterized by the presence of peribronchiolar hyperplastic lymphoid follicles with reactive germinal centers. FB could be associated with systemic illnesses including immunodeficiency, infection, and autoimmune diseases. In Korea, a single case of FB with rheumatoid arthritis was recently described but there has been no report on FB associated with other rheumatic diseases. Herein, we describe the first case of FB presenting nodular ground-glass opacities (GGO), which mimicked lung cancer, in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (SS). The differential diagnosis of nodular GGO lesions should include FB although it is a rare manifestation in SS patients.
