Peritoneal and pleural sarcoidosis: an unusual association - review and clinical report.
OBJECTIVE
To examine recent reports of serosal involvement in sarcoidosis.


RESULTS
Peritoneal sarcoidosis continues to be a rare manifestation of the disease. Patients with peritoneal disease tend to be women between the ages of 20 and 40 years, and most commonly present with ascites and abdominal pain. Peritoneal involvement is not isolated, and sarcoid granulomas are often found elsewhere. Pleural disease is often manifested as pleural effusions. Patients with pleural disease are often older and usually have lymphocytic exudative effusions.


CONCLUSIONS
Sarcoidosis should be in the differential in a young patient presenting with unexplained effusions and ascites.
Iyer
Santhi
S
University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA. santhi.iyer@usc.edu
Afshar
Kamyar
K
Sharma
Om P
OP
D000328:Adult; D001201:Ascites / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*