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Nodular Pulmonary Amyloidosis Associated with Sjögren's Syndrome

Authors :
Hiroshi Ishii
Yusuke Ueda
Takuto Miyamura
Yuji Yoshida
Hisako Kushima
Mitsuharu Ueda
Takato Ikeda
Seiji Haraoka
Yoshiaki Kinoshita
Source :
Internal Medicine. 61:877-881
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Japanese Society of Internal Medicine, 2022.

Abstract

Amyloidosis is a rare disease characterized by the deposition of abnormal proteins in extracellular tissues. We herein report a case with instructive radiologic features of nodular pulmonary amyloidosis associated with Sjögren's syndrome. A 67-year-old woman was referred to our department because of an abnormal chest radiograph. Chest computed tomography revealed multiple round cysts accompanied by calcified nodules. The patient was clinically diagnosed with primary Sjögren's syndrome and pathologically diagnosed with nodular pulmonary amyloidosis (light chain, kappa). Although multiple lung cysts have many etiologies, the presence of calcified nodules associated with multiple lung cysts is useful for narrowing down the differential diagnosis.

Details

ISSN :
13497235 and 09182918
Volume :
61
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Internal Medicine
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....712aac5c1e98d84636fa2c3d8417fcf3