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Pulmonary Sarcoidosis - Staging

Stage 0 - NO SARCOIDOSIS
 • The patient presents with a normal x-ray.
is no sign of granulomas ... LYMPHADENOPATHY • Granulomas ... lymph nodes and lung ... present in the lung ... tissues of the lungs
Granulomatous Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
OP: organising pneumonia; EGPA: eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis; NSG: necrotising
Granulomatous Lung ... pneumonitis; PLCH: pulmonary ... Granulomatous #granuloma ... #Lung #Disease ... #pulmonary #Differential
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
of a cavitating lung ... A = autoimmune granulomas ... vascular - pulmonary ... #Differential #Lung ... #Pulmonary
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
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Lung Nodule - Differential ... : • Scar • Granuloma ... , Fibroma) • Granuloma ... Malformation #Lung ... Algorithm #Causes #Pulmonary
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
cells to form granulomas ... affecting the lungs ... Response: • Granulomas ... • Progressive lung ... seeding • Caseating granulomas
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
cells to form granulomas ... affecting the lungs ... Response: • Granulomas ... • Progressive lung ... seeding • Caseating granulomas
Galaxy Sign on Chest CT
 • Coalescent granuloma with a central dense mass and tiny peripheral
• Coalescent granuloma ... Galaxy #Sign #CT #Lung ... #Pulmonary #diagnosis
Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
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A solitary pulmonary nodule or
Solitary Pulmonary ... about Solitary Pulmonary ... Nodule A solitary pulmonary ... surrounded by lung ... commonly benign granulomas
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
large necrotizing granulomas ... friction rub audible Lungs ... cause interstitial lung ... disease/pulmonary
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
non-caseating granulomas ... within the lungs ... not caused by granulomas ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... acute sarcoidosis Pulmonary