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Diffuse interstitial pneumonitis and fibrosis in sarcoidosis
1Department of Pathology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore.
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|July 1, 1988
Abstract:
Interstitial pneumonitis in sarcoidosis is rare. When present, it confined to areas of active granuloma formation. We report finding widespread interstitial pneumonitis and fibrosis in a patient with sarcoidosis. Due to the focal sampling of pulmonary tissue by transbronchial biopsy, a finding of interstitial pneumonitis does not exclude a diagnosis of sarcoidosis.