Cellulose granulomatosis of the lungs

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 micronod ular infiltrates. Transbronchial biopsy gave a diagnosis of cellulose granu lomatosis of the lung. Cellulose granulomatosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of pulmonary interstitial disease, especially in th e setting of intravenous drug abuse.