Hemorrhagic sarcoid pleural effusion: A rare entity
Involvement of pleura by sarcoidosis remains a rare manifestation and varies from pleural effusion, pneumothorax, pleural thickening, hydropneumothorax, trapped lung, hemothorax, or chylothorax. Sarcoid pleural effusions presenting as hemorrhagic effusions are even more rare. We report a case of act...
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| description | Involvement of pleura by sarcoidosis remains a rare manifestation and varies from pleural effusion, pneumothorax, pleural thickening, hydropneumothorax, trapped lung, hemothorax, or chylothorax. Sarcoid pleural effusions presenting as hemorrhagic effusions are even more rare. We report a case of active pulmonary sarcoidosis presenting as hemorrhagic pleural effusion requiring tissue diagnosis to rule out malignancy. The rarity of the presentation prompted us to report this case. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c6ec36c49ee2474388ef966decc7b3fe2022-12-22T00:51:46ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsLung India0970-21130974-598X2016-01-0133553253610.4103/0970-2113.188975Hemorrhagic sarcoid pleural effusion: A rare entityOnkar JhaVidya NairDeepak TalwarInvolvement of pleura by sarcoidosis remains a rare manifestation and varies from pleural effusion, pneumothorax, pleural thickening, hydropneumothorax, trapped lung, hemothorax, or chylothorax. Sarcoid pleural effusions presenting as hemorrhagic effusions are even more rare. We report a case of active pulmonary sarcoidosis presenting as hemorrhagic pleural effusion requiring tissue diagnosis to rule out malignancy. The rarity of the presentation prompted us to report this case.http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2016;volume=33;issue=5;spage=532;epage=536;aulast=JhaAtypical presentations of sarcoidosishemorrhagic pleural effusionpleural sarcoidosis |
| spellingShingle | Onkar Jha Vidya Nair Deepak Talwar Hemorrhagic sarcoid pleural effusion: A rare entity Lung India Atypical presentations of sarcoidosis hemorrhagic pleural effusion pleural sarcoidosis |
| title | Hemorrhagic sarcoid pleural effusion: A rare entity |
| title_full | Hemorrhagic sarcoid pleural effusion: A rare entity |
| title_fullStr | Hemorrhagic sarcoid pleural effusion: A rare entity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hemorrhagic sarcoid pleural effusion: A rare entity |
| title_short | Hemorrhagic sarcoid pleural effusion: A rare entity |
| title_sort | hemorrhagic sarcoid pleural effusion a rare entity |
| topic | Atypical presentations of sarcoidosis hemorrhagic pleural effusion pleural sarcoidosis |
| url | http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2016;volume=33;issue=5;spage=532;epage=536;aulast=Jha |
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