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Airway manifestations of sarcoidosis in adolescents
Author(s) -
Obsekov Vladislav,
Chen Linda,
Pirzada Melodi,
Giusti Robert,
Kazachkov Mikhail
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
pediatric pulmonology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.866
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1099-0496
pISSN - 8755-6863
DOI - 10.1002/ppul.25002
Subject(s) - medicine , sarcoidosis , bronchoscopy , flexible bronchoscopy , endobronchial ultrasound , pulmonology , pathological , radiology , airway , pulmonary sarcoidosis , population , pathology , surgery , environmental health
Endobronchial sarcoid lesions have previously been described and visualized upon bronchoscopy in adult patients with pulmonary sarcoid involvement. Endobronchial ultrasound‐guided transbronchial fine‐needle aspiration (EBUS‐TBNA) has come into favor as the preferred method of diagnosis, but it remains a novel technique in pediatric pulmonology. We describe the first two known cases of visualized endobronchial sarcoid lesions in the pediatric population with pathological confirmation of sarcoidosis with endobronchial and EBUS‐TBNA biopsies.