A Case of Sarcoidosis with Unusual Radiographic Findings that Developed 5 Years after Silicone Augmentation Mammoplasty Complicated by Miliary Tuberculosis during Corticosteroid Treatment
Joint Authors
Yamagami, Keiko
Miyashita, Tomoko
Yoshioka, Katsunobu
Nakamura, Tomoyuki
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-09-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A 54-year-old woman with a past history of silicone augmentation mammoplasty was admitted with fever and dyspnea with diffuse interstitial shadows on computed tomography (CT).
Although radiological findings were atypical, we diagnosed sarcoidosis by laboratory, microbiological, and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid analysis.
Corticosteroids ameliorated the condition, but she had recurrent of fever and CT revealed miliary nodules while interstitial shadows disappeared.
Liver biopsy showed that noncaseating granuloma and Ziehl-Neelsen stain was positive.
We diagnosed miliary tuberculosis which developed during corticosteroid therapy.
Antituberculotic therapy resulted in favorable outcome.
Possibility exists that onset of sarcoidosis was induced by mammoplasty, namely, human adjuvant disease.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Miyashita, Tomoko& Yoshioka, Katsunobu& Nakamura, Tomoyuki& Yamagami, Keiko. 2011. A Case of Sarcoidosis with Unusual Radiographic Findings that Developed 5 Years after Silicone Augmentation Mammoplasty Complicated by Miliary Tuberculosis during Corticosteroid Treatment. Case Reports in Pulmonology،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Miyashita, Tomoko…[et al.]. A Case of Sarcoidosis with Unusual Radiographic Findings that Developed 5 Years after Silicone Augmentation Mammoplasty Complicated by Miliary Tuberculosis during Corticosteroid Treatment. Case Reports in Pulmonology No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Miyashita, Tomoko& Yoshioka, Katsunobu& Nakamura, Tomoyuki& Yamagami, Keiko. A Case of Sarcoidosis with Unusual Radiographic Findings that Developed 5 Years after Silicone Augmentation Mammoplasty Complicated by Miliary Tuberculosis during Corticosteroid Treatment. Case Reports in Pulmonology. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-6.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-458937