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Bone marrow biopsies demonstrating non-necrotizing granulomas before steroid therapy (100x original magnification) (a) and follow-up bone marrow biopsy 5 months after diagnosis (4 months later after steroid therapy) shows partial resolution of granulomas without evidence of malignancy (200x original magnification) (b)
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A follow-up bone marrow biopsy 5 months later (1 month after 4-month course of slow prednisone taper) showed partial resolution of granulomas without malignancies. (Fig. 1b) At her follow-up PCP visit, two years after her initial presentation, the patient was overall asymptomatic with normal serum calcium, ACE, and CBC.
Imaging Results: Normal Chest X-Ray (a) and Chest CT without evidence of intrathoracic lymphadenopathy or pulmonary parenchymal lesions (b)
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Chest X-ray and chest CT revealed no intrathoracic lymphadenopathy or pulmonary parenchymal findings (Fig. 2).