Cavitation in large multinodular pulmonary disease a rare manifestation of sarcoidosis.
Multiple large pulmonary nodules are an uncommon manifestation of sarcoidosis. Cavitation of these nodules has not previously been reported. An asymptomatic young white man had this unusual roentgenographic finding. Open-lung biopsy for diagnosis revealed noncaseating granulomata but did not elucidate the pathogenesis of the cavitation.
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