COD 149 - The Subtle Lung Signs that Confirm Sarcoidosis

40-years old with fever, weight loss, raised creatinine.

A left supraclavicular node biopsy before the CT scan showed non-caseating granulomatous disease with GeneXpert negative for TB.

The video discusses the case, the differential of bilateral hilar adenopathy and then why evaluating the lungs in detail can help us pick up subtle signs of disease that can help clinch a diagnosis of sarcoidosis as in this case or tuberculosis, as the case may be.

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This adds to the previous posts on the topics

Snippet 15: CT Scan Findings in Sarcoidosis

The snippet discusses the lung and nodal findings in sarcoidosis and staging

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Case 68: Looking at the Lungs Carefully When There is Lymphadenopathy

A good luck at the lungs allows us to better triage lymphadenopathy

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Lecture: Imaging of Sarcoidosis

CT scan appearance of sarcoidosis across all the stages

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ILD Patterns - The UIP Pattern

The UIP pattern, characterized by reticular opacities, subpleural basal predominance and traction bronchiectasis with or without honeycombing is the classic fibrosing ILD pattern. Primary UIP implies IPF, while secondary UIP implies other etiologies

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