Early-stage diffuse panbronchiolitis in a young patient confirmed by video-assisted lung biopsy: A case report.
J Gen Fam Med
; 18(6): 411-413, 2017 12.
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ABSTRACT
A 29-year-old man presented with sputum and cough, which were pointed out by his neighbors. A high-resolution chest computed tomography scan showed well-defined multiple centrilobular nodules and a tree-in-bud pattern. Chest auscultation revealed coarse crackles. He did not report any nasal sinus symptoms. We subsequently performed a video-assisted lung biopsy; the specimen confirmed diffuse panbronchiolitis. Subsequently, sinusitis was confirmed by an otolaryngologist. His symptoms gradually improved following treatment with erythromycin. We report a case of early-stage diffuse panbronchiolitis in a young patient, with multiple intralobular nodules, no bronchiectasis, and a good clinical course.
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