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Nodularna pluÄna sarkoidoza prikazana kao imitacija diseminirane maligne bolesti
Due to its varying and often mimicking appearance, sarcoidosis is considered one of the great imitators in medicine.
A rare form of pulmonary sarcoidosis, the nodular form, can be mistaken for disseminated malignancy. We present the case of 38-year-old patient, whose chest x ray demonstrated a large number of pulmo- nary nodules, more than 1 cm in diameter, predominantly in a peripheral distribution, with bilaterally enlarged hila, thus making disseminated malignant disease a part of differential diagnosis.
The sight of multiple lung nodules can be very suggestive for metastatic disease and misleading in every- day clinical practice.Zbog svoje raznolike prezentacije i brojnih sliÄnosti s drugim bolestima, sarkoidoza je znana kao veliki imitator u medicini. Jedan od oblika sarkoidoze, nodularna pluÄna sarkoidoza, lako se može zamijeniti s malignom diseminiranom boleÅ”Äu. Prikazujemo sluÄaj 38-godiÅ”njeg pacijenta, Äiji je torakalni rendgenogram pokazao veÄi broj periferno smjeÅ”tenih pluÄnih nodusa promjera veÄih od 1 cm uz obostrano uveÄane hiluse. Takav nalaz upuÄivao je na diseminiranu malign bolest kao jednu od diferencijalnih dijagnoza. Cilj ovog prikaza sluÄaja je podsjetiti kolege na nodularnu pluÄnu sarkoido- zu kao jednu od moguÄih dijagnoza u sluÄaju ovako sugestivnih nalaza kod pacijenata bez ranije poznate maligne bolesti
Computed tomography of pulmonary complications of community-acquired pneumonia
IzvanbolniÄka pneumonija (IBP) jest pneumonija steÄena u svakodnevnom životu. UzroÄnici su bakterije ili virusi, a najÄeÅ”Äe se lijeÄi empirijski, buduÄi da se uzroÄnik pozitivno identificira u samo 5% sluÄajeva. Njezin kliniÄki tijek može varirati od blage do teÅ”ke upale, Äak i životno ugrožavajuÄe. Danas se IBP rutinski dijagnosticira klasiÄnim rendgenogramom srca i pluÄa. Kompjutorizirana tomografija (CT) koristi se kao jedna od slikovnih metoda, uz ultrazvuk toraksa, da se utvrde pluÄne komplikacije IBP poput pleuralnog izljeva, empijema, pneumotoraksa, pneumatokele i pluÄnog apscesa. Empijem i izljev se slikovno prezentiraju kao kolekcija tekuÄeg sadržaja u pleuralnom prostoru, a ako se kolekcija nalazi u pluÄnom parenhimu omeÄena debelom stijenkom, radi se o apscesu. CistiÄna lezija pluÄnog parenhima ispunjena zrakom zove se pneumatokela Äijom rupturom može nastati
pneumotoraks, odnosno patoloÅ”ko nakupljanje zraka u pleuralnom prostoru. U ovom pregledom Älanku predstavit Äemo slikovni prikaz CT nalaza pluÄnih komplikacija IBP kod bolesnika s pluÄnim apscesom, empijemom, pneumotoraksom i pneumatokelom s bronhogenom fistulom.Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a pneumonia acquired in normal, daily life. The causes of CAP are bacteria and viruses, and the treatment is usually empiric since the pathogen is positively identified in
only 5% of the cases. Its course can vary from mild to severe and even life-threatening. Today CAP is readily diagnosed by chest radiogram. Computed tomography (CT) and transthoracic ultrasound are used as imaging methods to diagnose pulmonary complications of CAP like pleural effusion, empyema, pneumothorax, pneumatocele and lung abscess. The empyema and effusion are presented as a collection of fluid in the pleural space, and if the collection is located in the pulmonary parenchyma bounded by a thick wall, it is called an abscess. An air-filled cystic lesion of the pulmonary parenchyma is called pneumocele, which can rupture to cause pneumothorax - pathological presence of air in the pleural space. In this review article we present an image series of CT
findings of pulmonary complications of CAP in patients with lung abscess, empyema, pneumothorax, and pneumatocele with bronchogenic fistula