Primary cavitary sarcoidosis: A case report, systematic review, and proposal of new diagnostic criteria
Primary cavitary sarcoidosis (PCS) is a rare form of pulmonary sarcoidosis. In this report, we present a case of a 47-year-old male patient with PCS who was initially treated as pulmonary tuberculosis. We also systematically review the literature on PCS and propose a new classification for this enti...
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doaj-0d2e9e9872eb4308adc4e1846b70c0f92020-11-24T21:35:45ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsLung India0970-21130974-598X2018-01-01351414610.4103/lungindia.lungindia_225_17Primary cavitary sarcoidosis: A case report, systematic review, and proposal of new diagnostic criteriaAjay HandaSahajal DhooriaInderpaul Singh SehgalRitesh AgarwalPrimary cavitary sarcoidosis (PCS) is a rare form of pulmonary sarcoidosis. In this report, we present a case of a 47-year-old male patient with PCS who was initially treated as pulmonary tuberculosis. We also systematically review the literature on PCS and propose a new classification for this entity.http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2018;volume=35;issue=1;spage=41;epage=46;aulast=HandaCavitycomputed tomographyinterstitial lung diseasesarcoidosistuberculosis |
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Primary cavitary sarcoidosis: A case report, systematic review, and proposal of new diagnostic criteria |
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Primary cavitary sarcoidosis: A case report, systematic review, and proposal of new diagnostic criteria |
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Primary cavitary sarcoidosis: A case report, systematic review, and proposal of new diagnostic criteria |
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Primary cavitary sarcoidosis: A case report, systematic review, and proposal of new diagnostic criteria |
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primary cavitary sarcoidosis: a case report, systematic review, and proposal of new diagnostic criteria |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications |
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Lung India |
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Primary cavitary sarcoidosis (PCS) is a rare form of pulmonary sarcoidosis. In this report, we present a case of a 47-year-old male patient with PCS who was initially treated as pulmonary tuberculosis. We also systematically review the literature on PCS and propose a new classification for this entity. |
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Cavity computed tomography interstitial lung disease sarcoidosis tuberculosis |
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