Pulmonary sarcoidosis presenting as hoarseness and mass lesion

A 46-year male, ex-smoker presented with cough and hoarseness for 2-3 months. The CECT chest revealed a left upper lobe mass. BAL was negative for AFB, GeneXpert, and malignant cells. The bronchial biopsy showed granuloma with no caseation and infiltration of lymphoid cells. The ultrasound abdomen...

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Main Authors:	Sonam Spalgais, Tsewang Thinles, Parul Mrigpuri, Raj Kumar
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	PAGEPress Publications 2021-01-01
Series:	Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease
Subjects:	Sarcoidosis hoarseness mass lesion
Online Access:	https://monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/1595

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spelling	doaj-1824f543147c444da3697491e35d16462021-02-03T03:52:03ZengPAGEPress PublicationsMonaldi Archives for Chest Disease1122-06432532-52642021-01-0191110.4081/monaldi.2021.1595Pulmonary sarcoidosis presenting as hoarseness and mass lesionSonam Spalgais0Tsewang Thinles1Parul Mrigpuri2Raj Kumar3Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of New DelhiDepartment of Otolaryngology, ESI Hospital Rohini New DelhiDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of New DelhiDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of New Delhi A 46-year male, ex-smoker presented with cough and hoarseness for 2-3 months. The CECT chest revealed a left upper lobe mass. BAL was negative for AFB, GeneXpert, and malignant cells. The bronchial biopsy showed granuloma with no caseation and infiltration of lymphoid cells. The ultrasound abdomen was normal. The patient was started on prednisolone 0.5 mg/kg. He improved clinic-radiologically. Ex-smoker, middle-aged man with hoarseness and mass lesion on CECT chest is highly suspicious of lung malignancy. Pulmonary sarcoidosis should be kept in the differential diagnosis of unexplained hoarseness and mass lesion as the disease has diverse presentations. https://monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/1595Sarcoidosishoarsenessmass lesion
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author	Sonam Spalgais Tsewang Thinles Parul Mrigpuri Raj Kumar
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author_facet	Sonam Spalgais Tsewang Thinles Parul Mrigpuri Raj Kumar
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title	Pulmonary sarcoidosis presenting as hoarseness and mass lesion
title_short	Pulmonary sarcoidosis presenting as hoarseness and mass lesion
title_full	Pulmonary sarcoidosis presenting as hoarseness and mass lesion
title_fullStr	Pulmonary sarcoidosis presenting as hoarseness and mass lesion
title_full_unstemmed	Pulmonary sarcoidosis presenting as hoarseness and mass lesion
title_sort	pulmonary sarcoidosis presenting as hoarseness and mass lesion
publisher	PAGEPress Publications
series	Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease
issn	1122-0643 2532-5264
publishDate	2021-01-01
description	A 46-year male, ex-smoker presented with cough and hoarseness for 2-3 months. The CECT chest revealed a left upper lobe mass. BAL was negative for AFB, GeneXpert, and malignant cells. The bronchial biopsy showed granuloma with no caseation and infiltration of lymphoid cells. The ultrasound abdomen was normal. The patient was started on prednisolone 0.5 mg/kg. He improved clinic-radiologically. Ex-smoker, middle-aged man with hoarseness and mass lesion on CECT chest is highly suspicious of lung malignancy. Pulmonary sarcoidosis should be kept in the differential diagnosis of unexplained hoarseness and mass lesion as the disease has diverse presentations.
topic	Sarcoidosis hoarseness mass lesion
url	https://monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/1595
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Pulmonary sarcoidosis presenting as hoarseness and mass lesion

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