[Bronchocentric granulomatosis].
We describe a 42-year-old woman with 3 solitary lung lesions in whom the diagnosis of bronchocentric granulomatosis was made by open lung biopsy. She presented with pleuritic chest pain, dry cough and fever. X-ray revealed 2 solitary nodules in the lower lobe of the right lung, and another in the lingula. The pathologic findings included necrotizing granulomatous inflammation, mainly in the bronchi and bronchioles. The lesions of the right lung were resected, resulting in complete recovery from symptoms, while the nodule in the lingula resolved spontaneously.
Dept. of Medicine A. Institute of Pathology, Haifa.
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D000328:Adult; D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery