| Autor: |
Ryuki, Fukuda, Hiroshi, Kawada, Yoshiaki, Ogawa, Hidetaka, Yanagi, Seiichiro, Kojima, Tetsuya, Urano, Ito, Chie, Makoto, Onizuka, Satomi, Fukagawa, Masako, Shimada, Rikio, Suzuki, Atsushi, Takagi, Tomomitsu, Hotta |
| Rok vydání: |
2005 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
The Tokai journal of experimental and clinical medicine. 30(2) |
| ISSN: |
0385-0005 |
| Popis: |
Lung involvement is rare in Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM). We encountered a male patient with WM who complained of breathlessness. Chest X-ray revealed diffuse infiltrative shadow throughout the both lungs. Transbronchial biopsy showed infiltration of atypical plasmacytoid lymphocytes and non-caseating granuloma. We treated the patients with fludarabine phosphate, and both his symptom and X-ray findings were then improved. To our knowledge, this is the first case showing non-caseating granuloma with lung involvement of WM. We discuss a mechanism of non-caseating granuloma formation in this case. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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