Pulmonary sarcoidosis: An important differential diagnosis in transbronchial lung biopsies
Background: Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease of unknown etiology. Lungs and lymphatics are the principal sites affected by this disease. The disorder is often not suspected by physicians. Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective study done on 140 transbronchial lung biopsies re...
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| description | Background: Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease of unknown etiology. Lungs and lymphatics are the principal sites affected by this disease. The disorder is often not suspected by physicians. Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective study done on 140 transbronchial lung biopsies received for histopathological examination in the Department of Pathology for 1 year in a multispeciality tertiary care hospital, in Delhi. Results: Out of 140 transbronchial lung biopsies studied, 13 cases of sarcoidosis were diagnosed histopathologically. In these patients a clinical, pathological, and radiological corelation was done. And a final diagnosis of sarcoidosis was given after excluding other granulomatous lesions. Conclusion: Transbronchial lung biopsies have become an important tool in the diagnosis of sarcoidosis in present time. Hence sarcoidosis should be considered as a differential diagnosis when dealing with granulomatous lesions in lung biopsies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-62b55f4821f748d48db9074356d91abc2022-12-21T19:39:37ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsLung India0970-21130974-598X2014-01-0131213914110.4103/0970-2113.129839Pulmonary sarcoidosis: An important differential diagnosis in transbronchial lung biopsiesQury S MahapatraKavita SahaiK R RathiSarvinder SinghShruti SharmaBackground: Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease of unknown etiology. Lungs and lymphatics are the principal sites affected by this disease. The disorder is often not suspected by physicians. Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective study done on 140 transbronchial lung biopsies received for histopathological examination in the Department of Pathology for 1 year in a multispeciality tertiary care hospital, in Delhi. Results: Out of 140 transbronchial lung biopsies studied, 13 cases of sarcoidosis were diagnosed histopathologically. In these patients a clinical, pathological, and radiological corelation was done. And a final diagnosis of sarcoidosis was given after excluding other granulomatous lesions. Conclusion: Transbronchial lung biopsies have become an important tool in the diagnosis of sarcoidosis in present time. Hence sarcoidosis should be considered as a differential diagnosis when dealing with granulomatous lesions in lung biopsies.http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2014;volume=31;issue=2;spage=139;epage=141;aulast=MahapatraGranulomatous lesionsarcoidosistransbronchial lung biopsies |
| spellingShingle | Qury S Mahapatra Kavita Sahai K R Rathi Sarvinder Singh Shruti Sharma Pulmonary sarcoidosis: An important differential diagnosis in transbronchial lung biopsies Lung India Granulomatous lesion sarcoidosis transbronchial lung biopsies |
| title | Pulmonary sarcoidosis: An important differential diagnosis in transbronchial lung biopsies |
| title_full | Pulmonary sarcoidosis: An important differential diagnosis in transbronchial lung biopsies |
| title_fullStr | Pulmonary sarcoidosis: An important differential diagnosis in transbronchial lung biopsies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pulmonary sarcoidosis: An important differential diagnosis in transbronchial lung biopsies |
| title_short | Pulmonary sarcoidosis: An important differential diagnosis in transbronchial lung biopsies |
| title_sort | pulmonary sarcoidosis an important differential diagnosis in transbronchial lung biopsies |
| topic | Granulomatous lesion sarcoidosis transbronchial lung biopsies |
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