Corticosteroid for plasma cell granuloma of the lung?
| Autor: | Hisamichi Aizawa, Munetsugu Nishimura, Yukihiro Misumi, Hirohiko Kitazato, Takeharu Koga, Takao Kitajima, Yuko Narita, Masaharu Kinoshita |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
| Předmět: |
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Lung business.industry medicine.drug_class Complete remission Hypergammaglobulinemia respiratory system medicine.disease Plasma cell granuloma respiratory tract diseases Discontinuation medicine.anatomical_structure Thoracoscopic lung biopsy immune system diseases Fibrosis hemic and lymphatic diseases medicine Corticosteroid business |
| Zdroj: | Respiratory Medicine Extra. 2:123-125 |
| ISSN: | 1744-9049 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.rmedx.2006.10.002 |
| Popis: | Summary A 69-year-old man presented pleural-based masses and a marked hypergammaglobulinemia. Thoracoscopic lung biopsy revealed the lung pathology as prominent lymphoplasmacytic infiltrates admixed with fibrosis, consistent with plasma cell granuloma (PG). Treatment with corticosteroid (CS) induced complete remission of the lung lesions and normalization of hypergammaglobulinemia. Discontinuation of CS resulted in a resurgence of the lung lesion, which again was remitted on resumption of CS, stressing an efficacy of CS in the condition. This and other published cases affirm the value of treatment with corticosteroids as an acceptable choice for primary and recurrent pulmonary PG. |
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