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* Mostly in endemic areas
* Symptoms include [[productive cough]],[[night sweats]], [[fever]] and [[weight loss]]
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* [[Sputum]] smear positive for [[acid-fast bacilli]]<nowiki/>and nucleic acid amplification tests (NAAT) is used on sputum or any sterile fluid for rapid diagnosis and is positive for mycobacteria.
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* CXR and CT demonstrates [[Internal|cavities]] in the upper lobe of the lung
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* More common in African-American females
* Often [[asymptomatic]] except for [[Lymphadenopathy|enlarged lymph nodes]]
* Associated with [[restrictive lung disease]]
* [[Erythema nodosum]]
* [[Lupus pernio]] (skin lesions on face resembling lupus)
* [[Bell's palsy|Bell palsy]]
* [[Epithelioid]] [[granuloma]]<nowiki/>s containing microscopic [[Schaumann bodies|Schaumann]] and asteroid bodies
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* On CXR bilateral [[Lymphadenopathy|adenopathy]] and coarse reticular opacities are seen.
* CT of the chest demonstrates extensive [[Hilar lymphadenopathy|hilar]] and mediastinal adenopathy
* Additional findings on CT include [[fibrosis]] (honeycomb, linear, or associated with bronchial distortion), pleural thickening, and ground-glass opacities.
* Biopsy of lung shows non-[[caseating]][[granuloma]]
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Revision as of 15:40, 19 December 2018


Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Preeti Singh, M.B.B.S.[2]

Pathophysiology Symptoms History Physical Examination Laboratory Findings
Immunochemistry Blood work Biospy/CT/CXR
Infections Bacterial Syphilis
Brucellosis
Viral infectious mononucleosis
cytomegalovirus
human immunodeficiency virus
cat scratch fever
Mycobacterial tuberculosis
  • Sputum smear positive for acid-fast bacilliand nucleic acid amplification tests (NAAT) is used on sputum or any sterile fluid for rapid diagnosis and is positive for mycobacteria.
  • CXR and CT demonstrates cavities in the upper lobe of the lung
Parasitic toxoplasmosis
Autoimmune Systemic lupus erythematosus
Sjögren's syndrome
Hydantoin derivatives
Sarcoidosis
  • On CXR bilateral adenopathy and coarse reticular opacities are seen.
  • CT of the chest demonstrates extensive hilar and mediastinal adenopathy
  • Additional findings on CT include fibrosis (honeycomb, linear, or associated with bronchial distortion), pleural thickening, and ground-glass opacities.
  • Biopsy of lung shows non-caseatinggranuloma
Neoplasms Hodgkin's disease
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Small cell carcinoma of the lung
Malignant histiocytosis
Melanoma
Germ cell neoplasms
Other conditions Reactive lymphoid hyperplasia
Lymphomatoid granulomatosis
Dermatopathic lymphadenopathy
Angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy
Giant lymph node hyperplasia (Castleman disease)