title: A case of pulmonary sarcoidosis, not tuberculosis.
abstract: The case of sarcoidosis of the lungs is described in a 50 years old female who presented with symptoms similar to pulmonary tuberculosis. As she showed no improvement on anti-tubercular therapy, sarcoidosis was suspected and confirmed by endobronchial biopsy and she responded well to treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest, Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Karachi. dsa_merchant@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Diamond Shoukat
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: Naeem Sultan
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: Saleemullah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Paracha
authors.forename: Farhan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ahmed
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D017565:Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis*