A Case of Sarcoidosis with Cavitary Nolule of the Lung.
10.4046/trd.1998.45.5.1098
- Author:
Mi Soon JU
1
;
Hyun Kyung LEE
;
Jung Hyun CHANG
;
Seon Hee CHEON
;
Yoo Kyung KIM
;
Hee Soo YOON
;
Hae Soo GOO
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Ewha Womans University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Sarcoidosis;
Cavitary Nodule
- MeSH:
Far East;
Granuloma;
Korea;
Lung*;
Sarcoidosis*
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
1998;45(5):1098-1102
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
