Nodular pulmonary amyloidosis following liver transplantation: report of a case and review of the literature.
Nodular pulmonary lesions seen in liver transplant recipients have a broad differential diagnosis including both infectious and noninfectious etiologies. Here, we report the first case of nodular pulmonary amyloidosis, an uncommon and benign localized form of amyloidosis occurring after orthotopic liver transplantation for end-stage primary biliary cirrhosis.
Goldar-Najafi
Atoussa
A
Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Dugan
John M
JM
Khettry
Urmila
U
D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host / Q000276:immunology*; D008105:Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary / Q000601:surgery; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D003074:Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / Q000209:etiology