Monday, July 31, 2006

Follow up to pleuritic pain and fatigue

Old case presented by Mendez is here.

Follow up: Transbronchial bx's revealed multiple epithelioid granulomas. Special stains for AFB and fungi were negative.


Symptoms improved after treatment with oral prednisone which was tapered over several months.

F/U Chest CT (6 months later) revealed interval regression of peribronchovascular nodularity. Previously enlarged hilar/mediastinal lymph nodes no longer enlarged.

Final Dx: Stage II Sarcoid

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