Diffuse interstitial pneumonitis and fibrosis in sarcoidosis.
Interstitial pneumonitis in sarcoidosis is rare. When present, it confined to areas of active granuloma formation. We report finding widespread interstitial pneumonitis and fibrosis in a patient with sarcoidosis. Due to the focal sampling of pulmonary tissue by transbronchial biopsy, a finding of interstitial pneumonitis does not exclude a diagnosis of sarcoidosis.
Aisner
S C
SC
Department of Pathology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore.
Albin
R J
RJ
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology*; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000473:pathology*; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000473:pathology*