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Pulmonary Erythema Migrans?
Author(s) -
Oxana Munteanu,
Dumitru Chesov,
Doina Rusu,
Christoph Lange,
Victor Botnaru
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
respiration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1423-0356
pISSN - 0025-7931
DOI - 10.1159/000357323
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , erythema chronicum migrans , erythema migrans , erythema , larva migrans , pathology , helminthiasis , borrelia burgdorferi , immunology , lyme borreliosis , antibody
2 mm thickness [1] . It is a relatively specific sign for cryptogenic organizing pneumonia [1, 2] , but the differential diagnosis list should also include: bacterial pneumonia, lymphomatoid granulomatosis, Wegener’s granulomatosis, tuberculosis, mucormycosis, paracoccidioidomycosis, sarcoidosis, cancer and pulmonary infarction. Although the pathogenesis of the ‘reversed halo sign’ is not yet understood, a recent tick-bite (Ixodes ricinus) is not a recognized risk factor. Identification of this imaging feature in correlation with clinical data, medical history and laboratory investigation results serves as a useful clue for establishing an accurate diagnosis.

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