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Granuloma, Respiratory Tract

MedGen UID:
6675
•Concept ID:
C0018200
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Granuloma, Respiratory System; Respiratory System Granuloma; Respiratory System Granulomas; Respiratory Tract Granuloma; Respiratory Tract Granulomas

Definition

Granulomatous disorders affecting one or more sites in the respiratory tract. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVGranuloma, Respiratory Tract

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Treatment of Laryngeal Contact Granuloma: Surgical Therapy or Conservative Treatment.
Chang W, Xu W, Cheng L
ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec 2019;81(5-6):348-353. Epub 2019 Nov 6 doi: 10.1159/000503975. PMID: 31694031
Diagnosis and Treatment of Benign Pediatric Lesions.
Hron TA, Kavanagh KR, Murray N
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2019 Aug;52(4):657-668. Epub 2019 May 11 doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2019.03.010. PMID: 31088693
Wegener's granulomatosis: clinical manifestations, differential diagnosis, and management of ocular and systemic disease.
Tarabishy AB, Schulte M, Papaliodis GN, Hoffman GS
Surv Ophthalmol 2010 Sep-Oct;55(5):429-44. Epub 2010 Jul 17 doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2009.12.003. PMID: 20638092

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

The End of the Binary Era: Revisiting the Spectrum of Tuberculosis.
Lin PL, Flynn JL
J Immunol 2018 Nov 1;201(9):2541-2548. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1800993. PMID: 30348659Free PMC Article
Transplant Pulmonary Interventions: Translating Lung Transplant Interventions to Nontransplant Patients.
Sinha N
Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J 2016 Oct-Dec;12(4 Suppl):18-20. doi: 10.14797/mdcj-12-4s1-18. PMID: 28298961Free PMC Article
Lung transplantation in sarcoidosis.
Shah L
Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2007 Feb;28(1):134-40. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-970339. PMID: 17330198
Genetics of sarcoidosis.
Iannuzzi MC
Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2007 Feb;28(1):15-21. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-970330. PMID: 17330189
A review of carbon nanotube toxicity and assessment of potential occupational and environmental health risks.
Lam CW, James JT, McCluskey R, Arepalli S, Hunter RL
Crit Rev Toxicol 2006 Mar;36(3):189-217. doi: 10.1080/10408440600570233. PMID: 16686422

Diagnosis

Pulmonary Hyalinizing Granuloma.
Karakurt G, Duger M
Arch Bronconeumol 2022 Dec;58(12):821-822. Epub 2022 Jul 21 doi: 10.1016/j.arbres.2022.07.009. PMID: 35914957
Stimulants and the lung : review of literature.
Tseng W, Sutter ME, Albertson TE
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2014 Feb;46(1):82-100. doi: 10.1007/s12016-013-8376-9. PMID: 23760760
Pulmonary affectation of vasculitis.
Martín-Suñé N, Ríos-Blanco JJ
Arch Bronconeumol 2012 Nov;48(11):410-8. Epub 2012 Jun 6 doi: 10.1016/j.arbres.2012.04.007. PMID: 22682604
Pathology of sarcoidosis.
Rosen Y
Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2007 Feb;28(1):36-52. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-970332. PMID: 17330191
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis.
Churg A, Muller NL, Flint J, Wright JL
Am J Surg Pathol 2006 Feb;30(2):201-8. doi: 10.1097/01.pas.0000184806.38037.3c. PMID: 16434894

Therapy

Stimulants and the lung : review of literature.
Tseng W, Sutter ME, Albertson TE
Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2014 Feb;46(1):82-100. doi: 10.1007/s12016-013-8376-9. PMID: 23760760
Common variable immunodeficiency-associated granulomatous and interstitial lung disease.
Prasse A, Kayser G, Warnatz K
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2013 Sep;19(5):503-9. doi: 10.1097/MCP.0b013e3283642c47. PMID: 23880700
Pulmonary affectation of vasculitis.
Martín-Suñé N, Ríos-Blanco JJ
Arch Bronconeumol 2012 Nov;48(11):410-8. Epub 2012 Jun 6 doi: 10.1016/j.arbres.2012.04.007. PMID: 22682604
Pulmonary sarcoidosis.
Lynch JP 3rd, Ma YL, Koss MN, White ES
Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2007 Feb;28(1):53-74. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-970333. PMID: 17330192
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis.
Churg A, Muller NL, Flint J, Wright JL
Am J Surg Pathol 2006 Feb;30(2):201-8. doi: 10.1097/01.pas.0000184806.38037.3c. PMID: 16434894

Prognosis

Current Sarcoidosis Models and the Importance of Focusing on the Granuloma.
Locke LW, Schlesinger LS, Crouser ED
Front Immunol 2020;11:1719. Epub 2020 Aug 4 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.01719. PMID: 32849608Free PMC Article
Pulmonary affectation of vasculitis.
Martín-Suñé N, Ríos-Blanco JJ
Arch Bronconeumol 2012 Nov;48(11):410-8. Epub 2012 Jun 6 doi: 10.1016/j.arbres.2012.04.007. PMID: 22682604
Lung transplantation in sarcoidosis.
Shah L
Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2007 Feb;28(1):134-40. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-970339. PMID: 17330198
Pulmonary sarcoidosis.
Lynch JP 3rd, Ma YL, Koss MN, White ES
Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2007 Feb;28(1):53-74. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-970333. PMID: 17330192
Pulmonary angiitis and granulomatosis: radiologic-pathologic correlation.
Frazier AA, Rosado-de-Christenson ML, Galvin JR, Fleming MV
Radiographics 1998 May-Jun;18(3):687-710; quiz 727. doi: 10.1148/radiographics.18.3.9599392. PMID: 9599392

Clinical prediction guides

A computational model tracks whole-lung Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and predicts factors that inhibit dissemination.
Wessler T, Joslyn LR, Borish HJ, Gideon HP, Flynn JL, Kirschner DE, Linderman JJ
PLoS Comput Biol 2020 May;16(5):e1007280. Epub 2020 May 20 doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007280. PMID: 32433646Free PMC Article
Immunological roulette: Luck or something more? Considering the connections between host and environment in TB.
Pearl JE, Das M, Cooper AM
Cell Mol Immunol 2018 Mar;15(3):226-232. Epub 2018 Jan 29 doi: 10.1038/cmi.2017.145. PMID: 29375129Free PMC Article
Differential diagnosis of granulomatous lung disease: clues and pitfalls: Number 4 in the Series "Pathology for the clinician" Edited by Peter Dorfmüller and Alberto Cavazza.
Ohshimo S, Guzman J, Costabel U, Bonella F
Eur Respir Rev 2017 Sep 30;26(145) Epub 2017 Aug 9 doi: 10.1183/16000617.0012-2017. PMID: 28794143Free PMC Article
A hybrid multi-compartment model of granuloma formation and T cell priming in tuberculosis.
Marino S, El-Kebir M, Kirschner D
J Theor Biol 2011 Jul 7;280(1):50-62. Epub 2011 Apr 1 doi: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2011.03.022. PMID: 21443879Free PMC Article
Lung transplantation in sarcoidosis.
Shah L
Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2007 Feb;28(1):134-40. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-970339. PMID: 17330198

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