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Chest radiographs and high-resolution chest CT scans were performed in a 30-year-old man with a history of intravenous drug abuse and diffuse micronodular infiltrates. Transbronchial biopsy gave a diagnosis of cellulose granulomatosis of the lung. Cellulose granulomatosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of pulmonary interstitial disease, especially in the setting of intravenous drug abuse.
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Received: 23 March 1998; Revision received: 24 August 1998; Accepted: 21 September 1998
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Diaz-Ruiz, M., Gallardo, X., Castañer, E. et al. Cellulose granulomatosis of the lungs. Eur Radiol 9, 1203–1204 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003300050817
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s003300050817