Cholesterol Granuloma: An Underrecognized Cause of Benign Lung Granuloma | Zendy

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Cholesterol Granuloma: An Underrecognized Cause of Benign Lung Granuloma

Author(s) -

Sara Seife Hassen,

Gawahir A. Ali,

Ashraf Ahmed,

Wael Goravey

Publication year - 2022

Publication title -

european journal of case reports in internal medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.125

H-Index - 1

ISSN - 2284-2594

DOI - 10.12890/2022_003264

Subject(s) - medicine , granuloma , asymptomatic , tuberculosis , lung , differential diagnosis , pathology , lesion , biopsy , lung biopsy , dermatology

A cholesterol granuloma is a benign lesion that can occur in various organs, mimicking other pathologies. We present the case of a 35-year-old man presenting with asymptomatic lung and pleural lesions which were suspected to be pulmonary tuberculosis but found to be cholesterol granuloma on biopsy. Cholesterol granulomas are a rare mimic of common lung pathology and should be considered in the differential diagnosis if the initial investigations are not informative.

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