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. 2021 Mar 10;9(4):e00739.
doi: 10.1002/rcr2.739. eCollection 2021 Apr.

Complete lung collapse as a rare complication of sarcoidosis-associated mediastinal lymphadenopathy

Abdul R Rishi  1 , Adel Zurob  2 , Christopher Williams  2 , Hussam Al-Sharif  2 , Ali Zaied  2 , Vipul Trivedi  3 , Muhammad A Rishi  2
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Complete lung collapse as a rare complication of sarcoidosis-associated mediastinal lymphadenopathy

Abdul R Rishi et al. Respirol Case Rep. .

Abstract

Complete lung collapse associated with sarcoidosis is exceedingly rare. Although lymphoma should be ruled out when patients with mediastinal lymphadenopathy develop lung collapse, sarcoidosis should be considered in the differential, especially when associated with fibrosing mediastinitis.

Keywords: Atelectasis; fibrosing mediastinitis; lymphadenopathy; lymphoma; sarcoidosis.

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Imaging of the chest demonstrating volume loss within the right hemithorax with complete right lung atelectasis along with hilar and mediastinal adenopathy (A) and histology using haematoxylin and eosin (H&E) stain and 4× magnification demonstrating non‐necrotizing granulomas, lymphoid tissue, and fibrosis with hyalinization (B).
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