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Review
. 2010 Aug;65(8):642-50.
doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2010.03.004. Epub 2010 May 13.

Pulmonary sarcoidosis: the 'Great Pretender'

K E Hawtin  1 , M E Roddie, F A Mauri, S J Copley
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Review

Pulmonary sarcoidosis: the 'Great Pretender'

K E Hawtin et al. Clin Radiol. 2010 Aug.

Abstract

Sarcoidosis has a wide spectrum of appearances within the thorax. This review will discuss and illustrate the range of pulmonary manifestations on high-resolution computed tomography and chest radiography, concentrating on atypical features and examples of sarcoidosis mimicking other lung diseases. All included cases have been histologically confirmed. Such variable imaging appearances should alert the radiologist to consider sarcoidosis as a differential diagnosis in the context of interstitial lung disease.

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  • Re.: Pulmonary sarcoidosis: the "great pretender".
    Marchiori E, Zanetti G, Barreto MM, Rodrigues RS. Marchiori E, et al. Clin Radiol. 2011 May;66(5):484-5. doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2010.07.013. Epub 2011 Jan 26. Clin Radiol. 2011. PMID: 21288795 No abstract available.

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