Successful corticosteroid treatment of necrotizing sarcoid granulomatosis associated with tracheal lesion recurred after a surgical lung biopsy

Necrotizing sarcoid granulomatosis (NSG) is a rare disease that presents with nodular lung lesions and necrosis. The pathology is consistent with sarcoidosis, but the necrosis can lead to a diagnosis of tuberculosis. Herein, we report a rare case of NSG that recurred four years after the initial dia...

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Main Authors: Go Makimoto, Keita Kawakado, Masamoto Nakanishi, Tomoki Tamura, Yumiko Sato, Shoichi Kuyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007121000642