Challenges in pulmonary fibrosis: 6--Problematic granulomatous lung disease.
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.
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