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Case Reports
. 2010 Mar-Apr;11(2):251-2.
doi: 10.3348/kjr.2010.11.2.251. Epub 2010 Feb 22.

The reversed halo sign: another atypical manifestation of sarcoidosis

Edson Marchiori, Gláucia Zanetti, Cláudia Mauro Mano, Bruno Hochhegger, Klaus Loureiro Irion
Case Reports

The reversed halo sign: another atypical manifestation of sarcoidosis

Edson Marchiori et al. Korean J Radiol. 2010 Mar-Apr.
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Sarcoidosis showing reversed halo sign in 44-year-old woman. A. High-resolution CT scan demonstrates bilateral localized round and oval areas containing central ground-glass opacities surrounded by crescent or ring-shaped areas of consolidation. Also noted are small nodules scattered throughout both lungs. B. Photomicrograph of histopathological specimen shows scattered, well demarcated, non-necrotizing granulomas (Hematoxylin & Eosin staining; 40× magnification).
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