Sarcoidosis and foreign body reactions are common differential diagnoses of skin granuloma formation. We report a 40 year –old man with sarcoid type granulomas containing polarized foreign materials, and also bilateral hilar adenopathy. It appears that detection of foreign bodies in histopatologic studies of granulomas does not necessarily exclude the possibility of sarcoidosis.

Myocardial sarcoidosis is not a rare disease in the UK and it is still probably under-diagnosed. A high index of suspicion in necessary for diagnosis of myocardial sarcoidosis, which should be thought of in any unusual form of heart disease for which there is no adequate explanation, particularly if there are serious rhythm changes or unexplained heart failure. Mitral systolic murmurs occur fre...

TOPIC: Lung Pathology TYPE: Medical Student/Resident Case Reports INTRODUCTION: Pembrolizumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody that targets the programmed cell death-1 receptor in T-cells and becoming more widely utilized. Immunologic checkpoint inhibitors have revolutionized cancer treatment but can be associated with systemic toxicities, including pyrexia, chills, infusion reactions, rarely...