Colonic diverticulitis-related exuberant granulomatous reaction in a patient with sarcoidosis. 1990

J E Naschitz, and D Yeshurun, and I L Horovitz, and I Misselevitch, and J H Boss
Department of Medicine B, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.

A patient with long-standing sarcoidosis underwent partial colectomy for diverticular disease. Whereas sarcoid granulomas were rare in the otherwise normal colonic mucosa, an unusually large number of granulomas were scattered within the chronically inflamed peridiverticular tissues. It is suggested that in the framework of the sarcoidotic background, activated macrophages, being nonspecifically attracted to areas of inflammation, elicit an exuberant sarcoid granulomatous response. Our observation represents a previously undescribed variant of the "homing" phenomenon in sarcoidosis, unrelated insults inducing formation of granulomas in overabundance.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007413 Intestinal Mucosa Lining of the INTESTINES, consisting of an inner EPITHELIUM, a middle LAMINA PROPRIA, and an outer MUSCULARIS MUCOSAE. In the SMALL INTESTINE, the mucosa is characterized by a series of folds and abundance of absorptive cells (ENTEROCYTES) with MICROVILLI. Intestinal Epithelium,Intestinal Glands,Epithelium, Intestinal,Gland, Intestinal,Glands, Intestinal,Intestinal Gland,Mucosa, Intestinal
D007415 Intestinal Obstruction Any impairment, arrest, or reversal of the normal flow of INTESTINAL CONTENTS toward the ANAL CANAL. Intestinal Obstructions,Obstruction, Intestinal
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D002908 Chronic Disease Diseases which have one or more of the following characteristics: they are permanent, leave residual disability, are caused by nonreversible pathological alteration, require special training of the patient for rehabilitation, or may be expected to require a long period of supervision, observation, or care (Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed). For epidemiological studies chronic disease often includes HEART DISEASES; STROKE; CANCER; and diabetes (DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2). Chronic Condition,Chronic Illness,Chronically Ill,Chronic Conditions,Chronic Diseases,Chronic Illnesses,Condition, Chronic,Disease, Chronic,Illness, Chronic
D003106 Colon The segment of LARGE INTESTINE between the CECUM and the RECTUM. It includes the ASCENDING COLON; the TRANSVERSE COLON; the DESCENDING COLON; and the SIGMOID COLON. Appendix Epiploica,Taenia Coli,Omental Appendices,Omental Appendix,Appendices, Omental,Appendix, Omental
D003108 Colonic Diseases Pathological processes in the COLON region of the large intestine (INTESTINE, LARGE). Colonic Disease,Disease, Colonic,Diseases, Colonic
D004239 Diverticulitis, Colonic Inflammation of the COLONIC DIVERTICULA, generally with abscess formation and subsequent perforation. Colonic Diverticulitis
D006099 Granuloma A relatively small nodular inflammatory lesion containing grouped mononuclear phagocytes, caused by infectious and noninfectious agents. Granulomas
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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