Sarcoidosis Initially Presenting as a Nasal Cavity Mass Misdiagnosed as Tuberculosis.

Chae, Dong Ryeol; Lim, Seong Uk; Cho, Gye Jung; Lim, Jung Hwan; Ju, Jin Yung; Kwon, Yong Soo; Oh, In Jae; Kim, Kyu Sik; Kim, Yu Il; Lim, Sung Chul; Kim, Young Chul

doi:2008.65.2.121

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 65(2); 2008 > Article

Case Report

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2008;65(2):121-124.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2008.65.2.121 Published online August 1, 2008.

Sarcoidosis Initially Presenting as a Nasal Cavity Mass Misdiagnosed as Tuberculosis.

Dong Ryeol Chae, Seong Uk Lim, Gye Jung Cho, Jung Hwan Lim, Jin Yung Ju, Yong Soo Kwon, In Jae Oh, Kyu Sik Kim, Yu Il Kim, Sung Chul Lim, Young Chul Kim

Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea. droij@chonnam.ac.kr

Abstract

We experienced a rare case of sinonasal sarcoidosis initially presenting as nasal cavitary mass. When the clinical course was different from that of typical tuberculosis, physician should think the possibility of sarcoidosis, and re-biopsy or retrospective review of pathological findings might be helpful.

Key Words: Nasal cavity, Sarcoidosis, Tuberculosis

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