[Diagnostic and therapeutic approach to plasma cell granuloma of the lung. Apropos of a case of favourable course under antibiotics].
Plasma cell granulomas are more often solitary benign tumoral lesions, which need early surgery both for diagnostic and therapeutic reasons. The authors report a case of multiple plasma cell granuloma, diagnosed on biopsies obtained by thoracoscopy, and with a good response to a long-term antibiotic treatment. A review of the literature shows that this behaviour may represent an interesting alternative to systematical surgery in some cases.
Piroth
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Service de médecine interne et maladies infectieuses, centre hospitalier Les Chanaux, Mâcon, France.
Menecier
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Charvillat
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L
Naouri
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A
Kisterman
J P
JP
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016726:Plasma Cell Granuloma, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents