title: Transbronchial lung biopsy with a flexible cryoprobe: First case report from India.
abstract: Sarcoidosis and tuberculosis are granulomatous disorders that mimic each other both clinically and radiologically. Both can present with fever and pulmonary nodules and often require the performance of transbronchial lung biopsy (TBLB) for diagnosis. In recent studies, the flexible cryoprobe for carrying out TBLB has been found to be useful in the diagnosis of disorders diffusely involving the lung parenchyma. Here, we present the case of a 29-year-old man who presented with fever and cough and was found to have multiple small nodules in both lungs. TBLB with a flexible cryoprobe helped in differentiating between sarcoidosis and tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Sahajal
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dhooria
authors.affiliation: Department of Histopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Amanjit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bal
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Inderpaul Singh
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Sehgal
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Ashutosh Nath
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Digambar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Behera
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, Punjab and Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Ritesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Agarwal
keywords: Bronchoscopy; cryobiopsy; cryotherapy; lung biopsy; sarcoidosis; transbronchial lung biopsy; tuberculosis