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Aggressive cavitary pulmonary sarcoidosis.

J Biem¹, V Hoffstein

¹Department of Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

The American Review of Respiratory Disease

|February 1, 1991

Summary

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This case report details a rare, aggressive form of pulmonary sarcoidosis in a young patient. The disease progressed rapidly, causing severe lung destruction and necessitating a pneumonectomy.

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Background:

Pulmonary sarcoidosis is typically benign in young patients.
Rarely, it can follow an aggressive, destructive course.