Propionibacterium acnes-associated sarcoidosis complicated by acute bird-related hypersensitivity pneumonitis

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Background: The number of reports on sarcoidosis complicated by hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) is limited, and most describe cases complicated by chronic bird-related HP. Here, we present for the first time a case with Propionibacterium acnes-associated sarcoidosis complicated by acute bird-related HP. Case presentation: A 62-year-old man with a past medical history of sarcoidosis was admitted to our department, and chest computed tomography showed diffuse ground-glass opacities, which appeared as he rapidly increased the number of pigeons he kept for a competition. Random transbronchial lung biopsy revealed well-formed non-caseating epithelioid granulomas, which contained positively stained substances on immunohistochemistry using the PAB antibody, a specific monoclonal antibody against P. acnes lipoteichoic acid. Poorly formed non-caseating granulomas without positively stained substances were also detected. Conclusion: We describe the successful identification of this exceptionally rare case of sarcoidosis complicated by acute bird-related HP in which two morphologically and immunohistologically different types of granulomas were present in the same lung.

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Sawahata, M., Sakamoto, N., Yamasawa, H., Iijima, Y., Kawata, H., Yamaguchi, T., … Hagiwara, K. (2020). Propionibacterium acnes-associated sarcoidosis complicated by acute bird-related hypersensitivity pneumonitis. BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 20(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-020-01327-z

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