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. 2016 Feb;16(1):34–41. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.16-1-34

Table 1.

Chest radiographic staging of pulmonary and thoracic lymphoid involvement.

Stage Observation
0 Normal chest radiograph
I Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy ± paratracheal lymphadenopathy. Despite no evidence of parenchymal infiltration, granulomas may be seen on lung biopsy
II Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy plus lung parenchymal infiltration
III Pulmonary infiltration without hilar lymphadenopathy
IV Pulmonary fibrosis, with evidence of honey-combing, hilar retraction, bullae, cysts and emphysema