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- * Imaging revealed ground-glass opacities in her lungs, and a transbronchial lung cryobiopsy identified fibrotic non-specific interstitial pneumonia.
- * Remarkably, her symptoms improved spontaneously without corticosteroids, indicating that TBLC may be more effective than traditional biopsies for understanding lung injuries from inhaled substances.
Article Abstract
A 60-year-old Japanese woman was admitted to our hospital with a fever and shortness of breath occurring immediately after using hairspray. Chest high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) showed ground-glass opacities (GGOs) predominantly distributed around the bronchovascular bundles, and a pathological evaluation by a transbronchial lung cryobiopsy (TBLC) revealed fibrotic non-specific interstitial pneumonia (f-NSIP). Her symptoms disappeared without the use of corticosteroids, and GGOs on HRCT improved markedly over time. This case suggests that a pathological evaluation by a TBLC for lung injury due to inhalation pathogen exposure may provide a more accurate diagnosis and a better understanding of the pathology from bronchial to interstitial lesions than transbronchial lung biopsy.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8355392 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.5674-20 | DOI Listing |
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