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.
Diaz-Ruiz
M J
MJ
Department of Radiology, Consorci Hospitalari del Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Spain.
Gallardo
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Castañer
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Mata
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Catalá
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Ferreres
J C
JC
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