Definite Ocular Sarcoidosis Using Endobronchial Ultrasonography with Transbronchial Needle Aspiration

Autor:	Sukhuma Warrasak, Sawang Saenghirunvattana, Ataya Euswas, Santa Methasiri, Surapon Worapongpaiboon, Supranee Nirapathpongporn
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Ophthalmology RE1-994
Zdroj:	Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine, Vol 2014 (2014)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2090-6722 2090-6730
DOI:	10.1155/2014/968697
Popis:	Purpose. To introduce a minimally invasive procedure, endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA), to obtain a pathologic evidence of a definite ocular sarcoidosis in a patient who initially presented with presumed ocular sarcoidosis with pulmonary involvement. Methods. An EBUS-TBNA procedure was performed at perihilar lymph nodes, subcarina, and right paratrachea of the patient and specimen obtained was sent for histocytopathological studies. Result. Histocytopathological findings revealed aggregates of epithelioid histiocytes forming a noncaseous granuloma, a hallmark of sarcoidosis. Conclusion. EBUS-TBNA should be considered an alternative procedure to provide cytohistopathology proven diagnosis of definite ocular sarcoidosis.
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