Pulmonary sarcoidosis: An important differential diagnosis in transbronchial lung biopsies.
BACKGROUND
Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease of unknown etiology. Lungs and lymphatics are the principal sites affected by this disease. The disorder is often not suspected by physicians.


METHODS
This was a retrospective study done on 140 transbronchial lung biopsies received for histopathological examination in the Department of Pathology for 1 year in a multispeciality tertiary care hospital, in Delhi.


RESULTS
Out of 140 transbronchial lung biopsies studied, 13 cases of sarcoidosis were diagnosed histopathologically. In these patients a clinical, pathological, and radiological corelation was done. And a final diagnosis of sarcoidosis was given after excluding other granulomatous lesions.


CONCLUSIONS
Transbronchial lung biopsies have become an important tool in the diagnosis of sarcoidosis in present time. Hence sarcoidosis should be considered as a differential diagnosis when dealing with granulomatous lesions in lung biopsies.
Department of Pathology, Army College of Medical Sciences and Base Hospital, Delhi Cantt, Delhi, India.
Qury S
QS
Mahapatra
Department of Pathology, Army College of Medical Sciences and Base Hospital, Delhi Cantt, Delhi, India.
Kavita
K
Sahai
Department of Pathology, Army College of Medical Sciences and Base Hospital, Delhi Cantt, Delhi, India.
K R
KR
Rathi
Department of Respiratory Med, Army College of Medical Sciences and Base Hospital, Delhi Cantt, Delhi, India.
Sarvinder
S
Singh
Department of Pathology, Army College of Medical Sciences and Base Hospital, Delhi Cantt, Delhi, India.
Shruti
S
Sharma
Granulomatous lesion; sarcoidosis; transbronchial lung biopsies