Pleuroparenchymal sarcoidosis - A recognised but rare manifestation of disease

Pleural involvement is rare in sarcoidosis. The presence of a large symptomatic effusion in a patient with sarcoidosis should therefore prompt further investigation for an alternate aetiology. Here we present a case of confirmed pleuro-parenchymal sarcoidosis. We discuss the important differential d...

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Published in:	Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Main Authors:	S. Walker, H. Adamali, N. Bhatt, N. Maskell, S.L. Barratt
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2018-01-01
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007117304100

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