Atypical sarcoidosis: About a case
Department of Pulmonology, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Caddy Ayad University, Errazi Hospital, Mohammed VI University Hospital, Marrakech, Morocco.
Case Study
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 24(01), 1186–1189
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2024.24.1.3089
Publication history:
Received on 29 August 2024; revised on 06 October 2024; accepted on 09 October 2024
Abstract:
Chronic lung consolidation is often associated with various respiratory pathologies, ranging from chronic infections to interstitial diseases such as sarcoidosis, which is a benign systemic granulomatosis of unknown etiology. Interstitial parenchymal involvement is usual. The pseudo-alveolar form is atypical, often presenting acutely, difficult to diagnose, but tends to evolve rapidly favorably under corticosteroid therapy.
We report here a case of pseudo-alveolar sarcoidosis in a 58-year-old patient whose radiological and clinical presentation is unique and perplexing. In this study, we emphasize the rarity of this pseudo-alveolar sarcoidosis.
Keywords:
Systemic granulomatosis; Corticosteroids; Chronic consolidations; Non-necrotizing granuloma; Pulmonary sarcoidosis
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