Sjögren's syndrome with bronchial gland involvement and multiple bullae.
A 52-year-old woman with Sjögren's syndrome presented with a dense lymphocytic infiltrate around the bronchial gland disclosed by a transbronchial lung biopsy specimen. Two and a half years after the initial evaluation, her pulmonary status had deteriorated and multiple bullae had developed at both lung bases.
Inase
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Department of Internal Medicine, Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan.
Usui
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Y
Tachi
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Takayama
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Nakayama
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Korenaga
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M
Miura
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H
Kimula
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Y
D001706:Biopsy; D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000473:pathology*