Sarcoidosis presenting with tracheobronchial calcification and nodularity: An unusual case presentation with treatment response assessment by [sup]18F-FDG-PET/CT

Airway involvement, tracheobronchial nodularity, and calcification are rare occurrences and unorthodox phenomena in sarcoidosis. Here, we report such an unusual case manifesting as tracheal calcification and nodules of the central airways. Radiology and bronchoscopy provide useful diagnostic clues w...

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Published in:Indian journal of nuclear medicine 2017-07, Vol.32 (3), p.217-220
Main Authors: Bansal, Sameer, Utpat, Ketaki, Desai, Unnati, Basu, Sandip, Joshi, Jyotsna
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Calcification
Calcification (Physiology)
Case Report
Computed tomography
Diagnostic systems
Emission analysis
Family medical history
Histochemistry
Histopathology
Hospitals
Lymphatic system
Medical imaging
Medicine
Metabolism
Neutrophils
Nodules
Nuclear medicine
Patients
Positron emission
Positron emission tomography
Radiology
Respiratory system
Sarcoidosis
Therapy
Tuberculosis
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Summary:Airway involvement, tracheobronchial nodularity, and calcification are rare occurrences and unorthodox phenomena in sarcoidosis. Here, we report such an unusual case manifesting as tracheal calcification and nodules of the central airways. Radiology and bronchoscopy provide useful diagnostic clues when combined with histopathology. This case serves as an aide-memorie for the variegated presentations of sarcoidosis and emphasizes a high index of suspicion for the entity in such unconventional circumstances. An early favorable treatment response assessment to corticosteroid therapy was shown with 18 F-fludeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography.
ISSN:0972-3919
0974-0244
DOI:10.4103/ijnm.IJNM_152_16