Mediastinal lymph node amyloidosis in a patient with sarcoidosis.
A 27-year-old male patient presented with respiratory symptoms, bilateral enlargement of the cervical lymph nodes and enlarged liver. In the imaging studies, bilateral enlargement of the hilar nodes was observed, together with pulmonary infiltrate. The patient was submitted to lung and liver biopsies, which revealed noncaseating granulomas. The clinical, radiological and histopathological findings were consistent with sarcoidosis and lymph node amyloidosis. The combination of sarcoidosis and amyloidosis has rarely been reported.
Schade
Lilian
L
Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brasil. lilianschade@terra.com.br <lilianschade@terra.com.br>
Carmes
Eliane Ribeiro
ER
de Barros
João Adriano
JA
D000328:Adult; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D001706:Biopsy; D006099:Granuloma / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D017565:Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed