Abstract
Lymphoid granulomatosis is a rare form of pulmonary angiitis. This case report presents a patient with lymphoid granulomatosis in whom the clinical presentation, radiological features and the partial response to corticosteroid therapy mimicked interstitial lung disease. Lymphoid granulomatosis was only diagnosed at post-mortem examination. The range of reported clinical presentations, diagnostic approaches and outcomes are described.
MeSH terms
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Antigens, CD20 / immunology
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Biopsy
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Bronchoalveolar Lavage
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Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / cytology
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Bronchoscopy
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Fatal Outcome
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Female
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Follow-Up Studies
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Humans
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Immunohistochemistry
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Lung Diseases, Interstitial / diagnosis*
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Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis*
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Lung Neoplasms / metabolism
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Lymphocytes / immunology
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Lymphocytes / pathology
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Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis / diagnosis*
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Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis / metabolism
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Middle Aged
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Oncogene Proteins, Viral
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Viral Matrix Proteins / metabolism
Substances
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Antigens, CD20
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EBV-associated membrane antigen, Epstein-Barr virus
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Oncogene Proteins, Viral
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Viral Matrix Proteins