Multiple granulomatous lung lesions in a patient with Epstein-Barr-virus-induced mononucleosis and new-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: a case report

Table 1 Classification of non-infectious granulomatous lung diseases according to the distribution and the presence of necrosis

Distribution of granuloma	Presence of necrosis	Disease
Bronchocentric (inhalation)	Non-necrotizing	Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia, talcosis
Bronchocentric (inhalation)	Occasionally necrotizing	Histiocytosis X
Lymphangitic	Non-necrotizing	Sarcoidosis, chronic beryllium disease
Angiocentric	Necrotizing	Wegener’s granulomatosis, lymphomatoid granulomatosis
Angiocentric	Occasionally necrotizing	Churg-Strauss syndrome
Nodular	Necrotizing	Rheumatoid nodule

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