Sarcoidosis as unusual cause of massive pleural effusion

Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disease of unknown etiology. Pleural involvement is relatively rare. Development of pleural effusion in sarcoidosis needs to be evaluated for other causes, especially tuberculosis in endemic countries. Sarcoid pleural effusion responds to systemic corticost...

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Main Authors: Joshi, Sharad, Periwal, Pallavi, Dogra, Vikas, Talwar, Deepak
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4682006/