TY - JOUR AU - Spalgais, Sonam AU - Thinles, Tsewang AU - Mrigpuri, Parul AU - Kumar, Raj PY - 2021/01/25 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Pulmonary sarcoidosis presenting as hoarseness and mass lesion JF - Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease JA - Monaldi Arch Chest Dis VL - 91 IS - 1 SE - Pneumology - Case Reports DO - 10.4081/monaldi.2021.1595 UR - https://www.monaldi-archives.org/macd/article/view/1595 SP - AB - <p>A 46-year male, ex-smoker presented with cough and hoarseness for 2-3 months. The CECT chest revealed a left upper lobe mass. BAL was negative for AFB, GeneXpert, and malignant cells. The bronchial biopsy showed granuloma with no caseation and infiltration of lymphoid cells. The ultrasound abdomen was normal. The patient was started on prednisolone 0.5 mg/kg. He improved clinic-radiologically. Ex-smoker, middle-aged man with hoarseness and mass lesion on CECT chest is highly suspicious of lung malignancy. Pulmonary sarcoidosis should be kept in the differential diagnosis of unexplained hoarseness and mass lesion as the disease has diverse presentations.</p> ER -