A39 AUTOIMMUNE LUNG DISEASE: CASE REPORTS: Incidental Pulmonary Nodules And Unusual Eosinophilic Granulomatous Lymphadenitis: An Under-Recognized Manifestation Of Systemic Vasculitis

A39 AUTOIMMUNE LUNG DISEASE: CASE REPORTS: Incidental Pulmonary Nodules And Unusual Eosinophilic Granulomatous Lymphadenitis: An Under-Recognized Manifestation Of Systemic Vasculitis

Extensive laboratory studies of serum, pleural and lymph node tissue including flow cytometry never revealed a diagnosis. The patient underwent repeat surgical axillary lymph node biopsy which showed numerous unusual "C" and "ring" shaped palisading necrotizing granulomas with eo...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2017-01, Vol.195
Hauptverfasser: Swanson, E J, Valen, P, Mesa, H, Duane, P
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Sprache:eng
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Biopsy
Lymphatic system
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Zusammenfassung:Extensive laboratory studies of serum, pleural and lymph node tissue including flow cytometry never revealed a diagnosis. The patient underwent repeat surgical axillary lymph node biopsy which showed numerous unusual "C" and "ring" shaped palisading necrotizing granulomas with eosinophilic microabscesses (Figure 1) consistent with limited eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA).
ISSN:1073-449X
1535-4970