Pericardial effusion in systemic sarcoidosis: a rare manifestation of cardiac sarcowid

Pericardial effusion in systemic sarcoidosis: a rare manifestation of cardiac sarcowid

We present a 65-year-old African American woman who was found to have pericardial effusion secondary to cardiac sarcoid. Pericardial effusion is a rare manifestation of cardiac sarcoid. All cases of sustemic sarcoid should be evaluated for cardiac involvement which can be difficult to detect.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jorge Isaac Peña-Garcia, Sana Javeed Shaikh, Diana Sofia Villacis-Nunez, Murali Krishna Gurram
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Heart Views
Subjects:
Cardiac sarcoidosis
extrapulmonary sarcoidosis
pericardial effusion
sarcoidosis
systemic sarcoidosis
Online Access:http://www.heartviews.org/article.asp?issn=1995-705X;year=2019;volume=20;issue=2;spage=56;epage=59;aulast=Peña-Garcia

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http://www.heartviews.org/article.asp?issn=1995-705X;year=2019;volume=20;issue=2;spage=56;epage=59;aulast=Peña-Garcia

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