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Imaging Features of Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease
Published on: June 16, 2020
Ocular examination for diagnosis of end stage pulmonary sarcoidosis
Mei-Chen Yang1, Yi-Ting Hsieh, Chun-Yao Lin
1Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Taipei Branch, New Taipei, Taiwan.
Purpose:
Pulmonary sarcoidosis without overt radiographic fibrosis may be difficult to diagnose; ophthalmic examination aided diagnosis of our case.
Case Report:
The patient was a 55-year-old man whose dyspnea had been misdiagnosed and who had been treated for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Physical and ophthalmic examinations including slitlamp, fundoscopic, and fluorescein angiography examinations were administered.
Conclusions:
Patient's ophthalmic findings suggested ocular sarcoidosis, leading to confirmation of his pulmonary sarcoidosis by histopathological examination of lung biopsy samples. Careful, knowledgeable ophthalmic examination can help in diagnosing systemic sarcoidosis.
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