title: Pulmonary nodular amyloidosis in a patient with Sjögren's syndrome diagnosed by transthoracic biopsy.
abstract: A variety of pulmonary diseases may accompany Sjögren's syndrome. We report a rare case of pulmonary nodular amyloidosis in a woman with Sjögren's syndrome that was diagnosed by fluoroscopic transthoracic needle biopsy.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Radiology at Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, LA 70121.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Milburn
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kay
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ridpath
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D013909:Thorax