Granulomatous interstitial pneumonitis in association with primary hypogammaglobulinemia: computed tomography appearances

J Thorac Imaging. 1999 Jul;14(3):207-9. doi: 10.1097/00005382-199907000-00008.

Abstract

The authors describe the computed tomographic appearances of nonspecific granulomatous interstitial pneumonitis in two patients with primary hypogammaglobulinemia. Their purpose is to show that it is important to consider this entity in the differential diagnosis of multiple pulmonary nodules in patients with this disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Agammaglobulinemia / blood
  • Agammaglobulinemia / complications*
  • Biopsy
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin A / blood
  • Immunoglobulin G / blood
  • Immunoglobulin M / blood
  • Lung Diseases, Interstitial / complications
  • Lung Diseases, Interstitial / diagnostic imaging
  • Lung Diseases, Interstitial / pathology
  • Radiography, Thoracic
  • Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary / complications
  • Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary / diagnostic imaging*
  • Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary / pathology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*

Substances

  • Immunoglobulin A
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Immunoglobulin M