Cellulose granulomatosis of the lungs.
Chest radiographs and high-resolution chest CT scans were performed in a 30-year-old man with a history of intravenous drug abuse and diffuse micronodular infiltrates. Transbronchial biopsy gave a diagnosis of cellulose granulomatosis of the lung. Cellulose granulomatosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of pulmonary interstitial disease, especially in the setting of intravenous drug abuse.
Department of Radiology, Consorci Hospitalari del Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Spain.
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Diaz-Ruiz
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Gallardo
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Castañer
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Mata
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Catalá
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Ferreres
D000328:Adult; D002482:Cellulose / Q000009:adverse effects; D015745:Granuloma, Foreign-Body / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D002482:Cellulose