Pulmonary amyloidosis: radiographic finding of nodular opacities in a heavy smoker.
Pulmonary amyloidosis is a rare disease, characterized by extracellular deposition of fibrillary protein in the lungs. Amyloidosis is a generic term for a heterogeneous group of diseases, including Alzheimer's disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus. In the respiratory system, it appears in various forms: tracheobronchial; nodular pulmonary; and alveolar septal (diffuse parenchymal). We present the case of a woman who was a 20 pack-year smoker and had nodular pulmonary amyloidosis, as diagnosed through tests performed prior to laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Montessi
Jorge
J
Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brasil. jmontessi@terra.com.br
Almeida
Edmilton Pereira de
EP
Vieira
João Paulo
JP
Horta
Cândida Maria
CM
Abreu
Marcus da Matta
Mda M
Bolognani
Carlos Eduardo Dainezzi
CE
Costa
Sandra Márcia Carvalho Ribeiro
SM
D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012907:Smoking; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed