DOI: 10.12890/2022_003264

Cholesterol Granuloma: An Underrecognized Cause of Benign Lung Granuloma

Authors

  • Sara Seife Hassen Internal Medicine Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
  • Gawahir A Ali Department of Infectious Diseases, Communicable Diseases Center, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
  • Ashraf Ahmed Internal Medicine Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
  • Wael Goravey Department of Infectious Diseases, Communicable Diseases Center, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar

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Keywords

Pulmonary tuberculosis, invasive aspergillosis, type II diabetes, immunocompromised

Abstract

A cholesterol granuloma is a benign lesion that can occur in various organs, mimicking other pathologies. We present the case of a 35-year-old man presenting with asymptomatic lung and pleural lesions which were suspected to be pulmonary tuberculosis but found to be cholesterol granuloma on biopsy. Cholesterol granulomas are a rare mimic of common lung pathology and should be considered in the differential diagnosis if the initial investigations are not informative.

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Published

2022-03-29

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 3 (2022)

How to Cite

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Hassen S, Ali G, Ahmed A, Goravey W. Cholesterol Granuloma: An Underrecognized Cause of Benign Lung Granuloma. EJCRIM [Internet]. 2022 Mar. 29 [cited 2026 Nov. 3];9(3). Available from: https://ejcrim.com/index.php/ejcrim/article/view/3264

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