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ArticleInternal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)2026

Nodular Pulmonary Sarcoidosis with a B-cell Reaction Similar to That of IgG4-related Disease.

Hirokazu Tokuyasu, Shuichi Matsuoka, Katsunori Arai, Hiromitsu Sakai, Ken Miwa, Chika Esumi, Akira Yamasaki

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7 authors.

Hirokazu TokuyasuRespiratory Medicine Division, Matsue Red Cross Hospital, Japan.
Shuichi MatsuokaRespiratory Medicine Division, Matsue Red Cross Hospital, Japan.
Katsunori AraiRespiratory Medicine Division, Matsue Red Cross Hospital, Japan.
Hiromitsu SakaiRespiratory Medicine Division, Matsue Red Cross Hospital, Japan.
Ken MiwaRespiratory Surgery Division, Matsue Red Cross Hospital, Japan.
Chika EsumiPathology Division, Matsue Red Cross Hospital, Japan.
Akira YamasakiDivision of Respiratory Medicine and Rheumatology, Department of Multidisciplinary Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Japan.

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Abstract

A 66-year-old man presented to our hospital following the detection of abnormal chest shadows during a previous medical checkup. Chest computed tomography revealed multiple small nodules in both lungs, and surgical biopsy was performed for the diagnosis. A histological examination of the pulmonary nodules revealed small non-caseating epithelioid cell granulomas with prominent infiltration of lymphocytes and IgG4-positive plasma cells. The patient was eventually diagnosed with pulmonary sarcoidosis, with a B-cell response similar to that of IgG4-related disease. This report provides insight into sarcoidosis with histopathological features similar to those of IgG4-related diseases.

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B-LymphocytesImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin G4-Related DiseaseSarcoidosis, PulmonaryAgedDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansMaleTomography, X-Ray ComputedImmunoglobulin Ganti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodyIgG4-related diseasenon-caseating granulomapulmonary nodular sarcoidosis

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PMID41371647
PMCPMC13447773

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