A Sarcoid Mimic

When history taking is all important

Bhavin Jankharia

Case:

37-year-old presented last year with a diffuse nodular lung disease that was labeled as sarcoidosis for which he was treated.

He worsened and a repeat scan showed significant progression, with peribronchovascular infiltration and nodes showing egg-shell calcification.

The video runs through the cases on Osirix including a chart on how to approach small diffuse lung nodules, followed by the final diagnosis, obtained not from a biopsy, but with good history taking,


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Index and Table of Contents

117 Cases with Videos
11 Cases with Posts
33 Snippets
16 Lectures
47 Cases of the Day (CODs)
New Series - ILD Patterns (5 Done)

Index and Table of Contents
Technical and Practice Issues * Case 11: 62-years old misdiagnosed to have interstitial lung disease - mid-inspiratory and expiratory scans * Snippet 03: Radiation risk and CT chest * Case 23: 60-years old - 40-pack years smoker - right upper lobe nodule - resolved using “mean” reconstructions…

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