A Case of Sarcoidosis

Kweon, Young Su; Lee, Kyeong Hee; Lee, Kwan Ho; Chung, Jae Chun; Lee, Hyun Woo; Lee, Tae Suk

doi:1989.36.3.252

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 36(3); 1989 > Article

Case report

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 1989;36(3):252-257.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.1989.36.3.252 Published online September 1, 1989.

A Case of Sarcoidosis

Young Su Kweon¹, Kyeong Hee Lee¹, Kwan Ho Lee¹, Jae Chun Chung¹, Hyun Woo Lee¹, Tae Suk Lee²

¹Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Yeungnam, Koea
²Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Yeungnam, Koea

유육종증 1예

권영수¹, 이경희¹, 이관호¹, 정재천¹, 이현우¹, 이태숙²

Abstract

The patient was 50 years old female with complaint of dry coughing and visual disturbance. Chest radiogram showed bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy and parenchymal infiltration in both lower lung field. Transbronchial lung biopsy (TBLB) showed characteristic noncaseating epitheloid granuloma. Tuberculin skin test with PPD was negative. Sputum smear for AFB was negative for 7 times. There were elevation in s-ACE (angiotensin converting enzyme) and total energy in skin test and compatible clinical picture with sarcoidosis. So, she was diagnosed of stage II sarcoidosis and improved dramatically by steroid therapy.