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Sarcoidosis Initially Presenting as a Nasal Cavity Mass Misdiagnosed as Tuberculosis  

Chae, Dong Ryeol (Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School)
Lim, Seong Uk (Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School)
Cho, Gye Jung (Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School)
Lim, Jung Hwan (Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School)
Ju, Jin Yung (Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School)
Kwon, Yong Soo (Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School)
Oh, In Jae (Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School)
Kim, Kyu Sik (Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School)
Kim, Yu Il (Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School)
Lim, Sung Chul (Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School)
Kim, Young Chul (Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School)
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases / v.65, no.2, 2008 , pp. 121-124 More about this Journal
Abstract
We experienced a rare case of sinonasal sarcoidosis initially presenting as nasal cavitary mass. When the clinical course was different from that of typical tuberculosis, physician should think the possibility of sarcoidosis, and re-biopsy or retrospective review of pathological findings might be helpful.
Keywords
Nasal cavity; Sarcoidosis; Tuberculosis;
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