Bronchocentric granulomatosis. 1981

M N Koss, and R G Robinson, and L Hochholzer

The clinical and morphologic features in 15 patients with bronchocentric granulomatosis were reviewed. Patients were divided into two groups on the basis of the morphologic findings. Group I consisted of five patients with necrotizing granulomas containing abundant eosinophils in the areas of necrosis. Three of these patients were asthmatic, two had elevated blood eosinophil counts, and in one there were fungal hyphae within necrotizing granulomas. In another case a sputum culture was positive for Aspergillus. The findings in these cases support the contention that some bronchocentric granulomas associated with tissue eosinophilia may represent a hypersensitivity reaction to inhaled Aspergillus. Group II included 10 patients with bronchocentric granulomas showing many polymorphonuclear cells but few eosinophils. One of these 10 had asthma, and blood eosinophilia was found in only one patient. The etiology and pathogenesis of these bronchocentric granulomas in unclear. The differences in morphology and clinical symptomatology between the two groups suggest that these lesions may arise from more than one etiologic agent and pathogenetic mechanism. Follow-up information was available for 11 individuals. Corticosteroids were given to four patients and lesions were resected from five patients. Neither recurrence of bronchocentric granulomas nor death due to them was reported.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D011859 Radiography Examination of any part of the body for diagnostic purposes by means of X-RAYS or GAMMA RAYS, recording the image on a sensitized surface (such as photographic film). Radiology, Diagnostic X-Ray,Roentgenography,X-Ray, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X-Ray,Diagnostic X-Ray Radiology,X-Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X Ray,Diagnostic X Ray Radiology,Diagnostic X-Rays,Radiology, Diagnostic X Ray,X Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,X Ray, Diagnostic,X-Rays, Diagnostic
D001982 Bronchial Diseases Diseases involving the BRONCHI. Bronchial Disease,Disease, Bronchial,Diseases, Bronchial
D005260 Female Females
D005500 Follow-Up Studies Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease. Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
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
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults

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