Pulmonary nodular amyloidosis in a patient with Sjögren's syndrome diagnosed by transthoracic biopsy

J M Milburn; D Kay; C Ridpath

Pulmonary nodular amyloidosis in a patient with Sjögren's syndrome diagnosed by transthoracic biopsy

J La State Med Soc. 1994 Sep;146(9):395-8.

Authors

J M Milburn¹, D Kay, C Ridpath

Affiliation

¹ Dept. of Radiology at Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, LA 70121.

PMID: 7996035

Abstract

A variety of pulmonary diseases may accompany Sjögren's syndrome. We report a rare case of pulmonary nodular amyloidosis in a woman with Sjögren's syndrome that was diagnosed by fluoroscopic transthoracic needle biopsy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Amyloidosis / diagnosis
Amyloidosis / etiology*
Biopsy, Needle / methods*
Female
Humans
Lung Diseases / diagnosis
Lung Diseases / etiology*
Sjogren's Syndrome / complications*
Thorax