BRONCHIAL LYMPHADENOPATHY, NONTUBERCULOUS

Lymphadenopathy.

Overlapping lung parenchymal and bronchial lesion and hilar lymphadenopathy in pulmonary actinomycosis mimicking lung cancer.

To cite: Imanishi S, Shinohara T, Naruse K, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2016-216308 DESCRIPTION A 43-year-old man with a 9-year history of schizophrenia presented with productive cough, and was diagnosed with pneumonia of the left lung. As treatment with clarithromycin followed by garenoxacin was not effective, the patient was referred ...

Peripheral Lymphadenopathy: Approach and Diagnostic Tools

Peripheral lymph nodes, located deep in the subcutaneous tissue, clean antigens from the extracellular fluid. Generally, a normal sized lymph node is less than one cm in diameter. Peripheral lymphadenopathy (LAP) is frequently due to a local or systemic, benign, self-limited, infectious disease. However, it could be a manifestation of underlying malignancy. Seventy-five percent of all LAPs are ...

Extensive silicone lymphadenopathy after breast implant insertion mimicking malignant lymphadenopathy

Silicone implants are widely used in aesthetic and reconstructive breast surgery. Silicone lymphadenopathy is a well-known rare complication of implant insertion. Silicone leakage from a rupture or silicone bleeding can accumulate in lymph nodes. Foreign body reactions in the affected lymph nodes may be misdiagnosed as metastasis or malignant lymphadeno pathy upon initial presentation if silico...

Nontuberculous mycobacterial osteomyelitis

Osteomyelitis caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) can have severe consequences and a poor prognosis. Physicians therefore need to be alert to this condition, especially in immunocompromised patients. Although the pathogenesis of NTM osteomyelitis is still unclear, studies in immunodeficient individuals have revealed close relationships between NTM osteomyelitis and defects associated wi...