title: [Sarcoid-like necrotizing granulomatosis. A case report].
abstract: Necrotizing sarcoid granulomatosis is a rare granulomatous pulmonary angeitis that was first described by Liebow in 1973. We report the case of a 36-year-old woman who was admitted for exploration of chest pain, cough and fever at 39 degrees which had progressed for more than 2 months. Chest X-ray showed several inconstant pulmonary opacities. The physical examination, the radiographic and endoscopic aspects were non-specific. The diagnosis was made only by open lung biopsy which showed histological findings of necrotizing sarcoid granulomatosis. The opacities disappeared with no recurrence spontaneously at one year.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Anatomie et de Cytologie Pathologiques, Hôpital Mohamed-Tahar-Maâmouri, Route de Merazka, 8000 Nabeul, Tunisie. selmaab@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abdelmoula
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ben Brahim
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lagha
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kilani
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Touinsi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lassad Loussaief
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chatti-Dey
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology; D003371:Cough / Q000209:etiology; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D015769:Granuloma, Respiratory Tract / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D009336:Necrosis; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology