Matsuoka Katsunari, Imanishi Naoko, Matsuoka Takahisa, Nagai Shinjiro, Ueda Mitsuhiro, Miyamoto Yoshihiro
Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Himeji Medical Center, Hyogo, Japan.
Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014;20 Suppl:632-4. doi: 10.5761/atcs.cr.13-00076. Epub 2013 Jul 31.
Pulmonary hyalinizing granuloma (PHG) is an uncommon lung disease that usually presents as bilateral multiple nodules, and more rarely as a solitary nodule. An exaggerated immune response to antigenic stimuli resulting from infection or an autoimmune process has been suggested as the cause of PHG. Here, we describe a rare case of solitary PHG that was detected in a family member after tuberculosis had been confirmed in his father, without any background of infectious disease or autoimmune abnormality.
肺透明变性肉芽肿（PHG）是一种罕见的肺部疾病，通常表现为双侧多发结节，更罕见的表现为孤立性结节。有人提出，PHG的病因是对感染或自身免疫过程产生的抗原刺激的免疫反应过度。在此，我们描述了一例罕见的孤立性PHG病例，该病例在其父亲被确诊患有肺结核后，在一名家庭成员中被发现，且该家庭成员无任何传染病背景或自身免疫异常。
