Sarcoidosis with marked necrosis in enlarged lymph nodes mimics mycobacterial infection: a case report

Sarcoidosis with marked necrosis in enlarged lymph nodes mimics mycobacterial infection: a case report

Abstract Background Sarcoidosis is pathologically characterized by the formation of non-necrotizing epithelioid cell granulomas. However, pathological findings of patients with sarcoidosis have rarely revealed necrosis. We report here on a patient with sarcoidosis which needed to be distinguished fr...

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Main Authors: Yosuke Miyashita, Munechika Hara, Shin-ichiro Iwakami, Hironari Matsuda, Naoko Iwakami, Kazuhisa Takahashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Epithelioid cell granuloma
Mycobacterial infection
Necrosis
Necrotizing sarcoid granulomatosis
Sarcoidosis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-021-02797-3

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-021-02797-3

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