1988 Volume 10 Issue 4 Pages 378-384
Bronchoscopic findings of 45 un-treated sarcoidosis were studied. Sarcoidosis in these patients showed such bronchoscopic findings as engorged vascular network vessels, granular lesions, plaque formation. Of these bronchial lesions, vascular network was most common in 34 patients (75%). Granular lesions accompanying vascular network were recognized in 14 patients (31%) and plaques were observed in 10 (22%). However, the bronchial mucosa findings were normal in 7 patients. As for bronchial lesions in relation to age, vascular network and granular lesions were more common with younger patients, while plaque formation and normal findings of the bronchial mucosa were more common in middle aged or older patients. Thus, vascular network and granular lesions were considered to be characteristic findings of bronchial lesions in the early stage of sarcoidosis. However, no association was noted between bronchial lesions and serum ACE levels.
