Open AccessSarcoidosis presenting with tracheobronchial calcification and nodularity: An unusual case presentation with treatment response assessment by 18F-FDG-PET/CT
Author(s) -
Sameer Bansal,
Ketaki Utpat,
Unnati Desai,
Sandip Basu,
Jyotsna M Joshi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of nuclear medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 0972-3919
pISSN - 0974-0244
DOI - 10.4103/ijnm.ijnm_152_16
Subject(s) - medicine , sarcoidosis , calcification , presentation (obstetrics) , histopathology , bronchoscopy , radiology , positron emission tomography , computed tomography , pathology
Airway involvement, tracheobronchial nodularity, and calcification are rare occurrences and unorthodox phenomena in sarcoidosis. Here, we report such an unusual case manifesting as tracheal calcification and nodules of the central airways. Radiology and bronchoscopy provide useful diagnostic clues when combined with histopathology. This case serves as an aide-memorie for the variegated presentations of sarcoidosis and emphasizes a high index of suspicion for the entity in such unconventional circumstances. An early favorable treatment response assessment to corticosteroid therapy was shown with 18 F-fludeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography.