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Case of the Week 372 
What's the most likely diagnosis?
- 47 year-old female with chronic cough
Frontal chest radiograph
1. Silicosis
2. Congestive heart failure
3. Alveolar sarcoid
4. Castelmann's Disease
5. Rickets
Additional Image - Axial CT image of the chest
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Axial CT image of the chest
Answer:
3. Alveolar Sarcoid
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More (Click Discussion Tab)
Alveolar Sarcoid
General Considerations
- Least common manifestation of sarcoid in the lungs (2%)
- Several large airspace “masses” frequently with air bronchograms
- Occurs when granulomas become confluent and compress airspaces
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