title: Challenges in pulmonary fibrosis: 6--Problematic granulomatous lung disease.
abstract: Granulomatous inflammation in lung biopsies is a relatively non-specific finding that can occur in a range of inflammatory and neoplastic conditions. This review focuses on the patterns of granulomatous inflammation that can cause diffuse lung disease, highlighting histopathological features helpful in differential diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. myers.jeffrey@mayo.edu
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Myers
authors.forename: H D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Tazelaar
mesh_terms: D000542:Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic / Q000473:pathology; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015769:Granuloma, Respiratory Tract / Q000473:pathology*; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology*; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000473:pathology; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000473:pathology*; D017565:Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary / Q000473:pathology; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000473:pathology