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Case Reports
. 1989 Sep;6(2):158-60.

Primary acute pulmonary cavitation in asymptomatic sarcoidosis

P A Canessa  1 , A Torraca, M A Lavecchia, D Cagnetti, V Poletti, M Patelli
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  • PMID: 2602689
Case Reports

Primary acute pulmonary cavitation in asymptomatic sarcoidosis

P A Canessa et al. Sarcoidosis. 1989 Sep.

Abstract

Sarcoidosis has a large variety of chest x-ray manifestations, but primary acute cavitation is very rare. We report a case of cavitary sarcoidosis occurring in an asymptomatic 25 year-old white patient. The diagnosis was established from chest x-ray, transbronchial biopsy specimen, bronchoalveolar lavage and gallium 67 scan. The peculiarities of this case are: 1) the presence of hilar adenopathy; 2) the cavitation occurred during the decreased activity of the disease; 3) the resolution of cavity without therapy. We suggest asymptomatic sarcoidosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of pulmonary cavitation.

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