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Multiple Bilateral Incidental Lung Nodules in a Patient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Authors :
Richard S. Silverman
Muhammad Umar Hayat Khan
Ayesha Mustafa
Mohammad Uzair Abdul Rauf
Source :
Cureus
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Cureus, 2020.

Abstract

Lung nodules are often incidentally discovered on lung imaging and can be solitary, which makes them suspicious for tumors, or multiple, which can be suggestive of an infectious process. A bronchial carcinoid is a rare pulmonary neoplasm, representing 1.2% of all primary pulmonary tumors. We report a case of incidentally discovered multiple lung nodules in an asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patient, which turned out to be a tumor, necessitating the need for keeping a broad differential, a high degree of clinical suspicion, and long-term follow-up for the optimal management of the patient.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
21688184
Volume :
12
Issue :
6
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Cureus
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....34542cf54965091ed04b6fe509b47233