title: Pulmonary amyloidosis: radiographic finding of nodular opacities in a heavy smoker.
abstract: 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.
authors: Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brasil. jmontessi@terra.com.br
authors: Jorge
authors: J
authors: Montessi
authors: Edmilton Pereira de
authors: EP
authors: Almeida
authors: João Paulo
authors: JP
authors: Vieira
authors: Cândida Maria
authors: CM
authors: Horta
authors: Marcus da Matta
authors: Mda M
authors: Abreu
authors: Carlos Eduardo Dainezzi
authors: CE
authors: Bolognani
authors: Sandra Márcia Carvalho Ribeiro
authors: SM
authors: Costa
mesh_terms: 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