Nodular pulmonary amyloidosis

Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2006 Sep;54(9):399-401. doi: 10.1007/s11748-006-0015-4.

Abstract

A 72-year-old woman with a diagnosis of suspected rheumatoid arthritis was admitted with multiple pulmonary nodules in the bilateral lung field. To obtain a diagnosis, a nodule was resected using video-assisted thoracic surgery. Microscopically, amorphous eosinophilic acellular substances were surrounded by inflammatory infiltrates, which were confirmed to be amyloid deposits by congo red staining. Thus, a diagnosis of pulmonary amyloidosis was obtained. The clinical features and diagnostic process are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Amyloidosis / etiology
  • Amyloidosis / pathology*
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / complications
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / pathology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / etiology
  • Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / pathology*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed