Open AccessCholesterol Granuloma: An Underrecognized Cause of Benign Lung Granuloma
Author(s) -
Sara Seife Hassen,
Gawahir A. Ali,
Afif 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.