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A Case of Follicular Bronchiolitis as the Histological Counterpart to Nodular Opacities in Bronchiectatic Mycobacterium avium Complex Disease
Joint Authors
Wakamatsu, Kentaro
Kumazoe, Hiroyuki
Harada, Chika
Kawasaki, Masayuki
Taguchi, Kazuhito
Takakura, Kouji
Nagata, Nobuhiko
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-10-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Here we report the case of a 72-year-old woman with nodular bronchiectatic Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) disease.
Chest computed tomography on admission revealed multiple micronodular and branching opacities in both lobes with segmental distribution; bronchiectasis and bronchial wall thickening were observed in the middle lobe and lingula.
The patient consented to and underwent thoracoscopic lung biopsy; epithelioid granulomas were occasionally observed, but follicular bronchiolitis was widespread.
While bronchial lesions from nontuberculous mycobacterial infection generally present as epitheliod granulomas, the present case suggests that follicular bronchiolitis can also be a histological counterpart to nodular opacities in nodular bronchiectatic MAC disease.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wakamatsu, Kentaro& Nagata, Nobuhiko& Taguchi, Kazuhito& Takakura, Kouji& Harada, Chika& Kumazoe, Hiroyuki…[et al.]. 2012. A Case of Follicular Bronchiolitis as the Histological Counterpart to Nodular Opacities in Bronchiectatic Mycobacterium avium Complex Disease. Case Reports in Pulmonology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wakamatsu, Kentaro…[et al.]. A Case of Follicular Bronchiolitis as the Histological Counterpart to Nodular Opacities in Bronchiectatic Mycobacterium avium Complex Disease. Case Reports in Pulmonology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-455127
American Medical Association (AMA)
Wakamatsu, Kentaro& Nagata, Nobuhiko& Taguchi, Kazuhito& Takakura, Kouji& Harada, Chika& Kumazoe, Hiroyuki…[et al.]. A Case of Follicular Bronchiolitis as the Histological Counterpart to Nodular Opacities in Bronchiectatic Mycobacterium avium Complex Disease. Case Reports in Pulmonology. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-455127
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-455127