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Pulmonary foreign body granulomatosis in a chronic user of powder cocaine / Granulomatose pulmonar de corpo estranho em um usuário crônico de cocaína em pó
Khurana, Shruti; Chhoda, Ankit; Sahay, Sandeep; Pathania, Priyanka.
  • Khurana, Shruti; Lady Hardinge Medical College. New Delhi. IN
  • Chhoda, Ankit; Lady Hardinge Medical College. New Delhi. IN
  • Sahay, Sandeep; Lady Hardinge Medical College. New Delhi. IN
  • Pathania, Priyanka; Lady Hardinge Medical College. New Delhi. IN
J. bras. pneumol ; 43(4): 320-321, July-Aug. 2017. graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-893853
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT We describe the case of a 33-year-old man, a chronic user of powder cocaine, who presented with dyspnea, fever, night sweats, and significant weight loss. Chest HRCT revealed centrilobular nodules, giving an initial impression of miliary tuberculosis. Therefore, he was started on an empirical, four-drug antituberculosis treatment regimen. Four weeks later, despite the tuberculosis treatment, he continued to have the same symptoms. We then performed transbronchial lung biopsy. Histopathological analysis of the biopsy sample revealed birefringent foreign body granuloma. A corroborative history of cocaine snorting, the presence of centrilobular nodules, and the foreign body-related histopathological findings led to a diagnosis of pulmonary foreign body granulomatosis. This report underscores the fact that pulmonary foreign body granulomatosis should be included in the differential diagnosis of clinical profiles resembling tuberculosis.
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RESUMO Descrevemos o caso de um homem de 33 anos de idade, usuário crônico de cocaína em pó, que apresentava dispneia, febre, sudorese noturna e perda de peso significativa. A TCAR de tórax revelou nódulos centrolobulares, dando uma impressão inicial de tuberculose miliar. Por isso, o paciente passou a receber tratamento empírico com quatro tuberculostáticos. Quatro semanas depois, apesar do tratamento antituberculose, o paciente continuou a apresentar os mesmos sintomas. Foi então realizada a biópsia pulmonar transbrônquica. A análise histopatológica da amostra obtida revelou granuloma de corpo estranho birrefringente. A história de uso de cocaína por inalação, a presença de nódulos centrolobulares e os achados histopatológicos de corpos estranhos confirmaram o diagnóstico de granulomatose pulmonar de corpo estranho. Este relato destaca o fato de que a granulomatose pulmonar de corpo estranho deve ser incluída no diagnóstico diferencial de perfis clínicos que se assemelham a tuberculose.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Granuloma, Foreign-Body / Cocaine-Related Disorders / Lung Diseases Type of study: Diagnostic study Limits: Adult / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: J. bras. pneumol Journal subject: Pulmonary Disease (Specialty) Year: 2017 Type: Article Affiliation country: India Institution/Affiliation country: Lady Hardinge Medical College/IN

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Granuloma, Foreign-Body / Cocaine-Related Disorders / Lung Diseases Type of study: Diagnostic study Limits: Adult / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: J. bras. pneumol Journal subject: Pulmonary Disease (Specialty) Year: 2017 Type: Article Affiliation country: India Institution/Affiliation country: Lady Hardinge Medical College/IN