Cellulose granulomatosis of the lungs

European Radiology - Tập 9 - Trang 1203-1204 - 1999
M. J. Diaz-Ruiz1, X. Gallardo1, E. Castañer1, J. M. Mata1, J. Catalá1, J. C. Ferreres2
1Department of Radiology, Consorci Hospitalari del Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Spain, , ES
2Department of Pathology, Consorci Hospitalari del Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Spain, , ES

Tóm tắt

Chest radiographs and high-resolution chest CT scans were performed in a 30-year-old man with a history of intravenous drug abuse and diffuse micronodular infiltrates. Transbronchial biopsy gave a diagnosis of cellulose granulomatosis of the lung. Cellulose granulomatosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of pulmonary interstitial disease, especially in the setting of intravenous drug abuse.