Childhood sarcoidosis with fatal cor pulmonale.
A 14 year-old white girl who developed fatal cor pulmonale from severe pulmonary sarcoidosis had a previous clinical diagnosis of cystic fibrosis. Chest radiographs demonstrated marked pulmonary fibrosis without the changes of severe bronchiectasis that would be anticipated with cystic fibrosis.
D000293:Adolescent; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011660:Pulmonary Heart Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging