Pulmonary nodular amyloidosis in a patient with Sjögren's syndrome diagnosed by transthoracic biopsy.
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.
Milburn
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Dept. of Radiology at Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, LA 70121.
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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