title: Unusual presentations of pleural sarcoidosis.
abstract: Three patients with unusual patterns of pleural involvement by sarcoidosis are described. Two patients presented with massive recurrent pleural effusions and the third had extensive bilateral pleural thickening. Because of the uncommon presentations, the possibility of sarcoidosis in these patients was initially overlooked. The diagnoses were made only after extensive investigations including multiple biopsies.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis