Pulmonary sarcoidosis presenting as hoarseness and mass lesion
A 46-year male, ex-smoker presented with cough and hoarseness for 2-3 months. The CECT chest revealed a left upper lobe mass. BAL was negative for AFB, GeneXpert, and malignant cells. The bronchial biopsy showed granuloma with no caseation and infiltration of lymphoid cells. The ultrasound abdomen...
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doaj-1824f543147c444da3697491e35d16462021-02-03T03:52:03ZengPAGEPress PublicationsMonaldi Archives for Chest Disease1122-06432532-52642021-01-0191110.4081/monaldi.2021.1595Pulmonary sarcoidosis presenting as hoarseness and mass lesionSonam Spalgais0Tsewang Thinles1Parul Mrigpuri2Raj Kumar3Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of New DelhiDepartment of Otolaryngology, ESI Hospital Rohini New DelhiDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of New DelhiDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of New Delhi A 46-year male, ex-smoker presented with cough and hoarseness for 2-3 months. The CECT chest revealed a left upper lobe mass. BAL was negative for AFB, GeneXpert, and malignant cells. The bronchial biopsy showed granuloma with no caseation and infiltration of lymphoid cells. The ultrasound abdomen was normal. The patient was started on prednisolone 0.5 mg/kg. He improved clinic-radiologically. Ex-smoker, middle-aged man with hoarseness and mass lesion on CECT chest is highly suspicious of lung malignancy. Pulmonary sarcoidosis should be kept in the differential diagnosis of unexplained hoarseness and mass lesion as the disease has diverse presentations. https://monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/1595Sarcoidosishoarsenessmass lesion |
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Pulmonary sarcoidosis presenting as hoarseness and mass lesion |
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Pulmonary sarcoidosis presenting as hoarseness and mass lesion |
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Pulmonary sarcoidosis presenting as hoarseness and mass lesion |
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Pulmonary sarcoidosis presenting as hoarseness and mass lesion |
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A 46-year male, ex-smoker presented with cough and hoarseness for 2-3 months. The CECT chest revealed a left upper lobe mass. BAL was negative for AFB, GeneXpert, and malignant cells. The bronchial biopsy showed granuloma with no caseation and infiltration of lymphoid cells. The ultrasound abdomen was normal. The patient was started on prednisolone 0.5 mg/kg. He improved clinic-radiologically. Ex-smoker, middle-aged man with hoarseness and mass lesion on CECT chest is highly suspicious of lung malignancy. Pulmonary sarcoidosis should be kept in the differential diagnosis of unexplained hoarseness and mass lesion as the disease has diverse presentations.
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