title: Prolonged fever, dyspnoea and diffuse pleural thickening in a 20-year-old man.
abstract: A 20-year-old man was referred for intermittent fever associated with weight loss and progressive dyspnoea that were unresponsive to empirical antibiotics and anti-tuberculous chemotherapy. A diagnosis of pleuropulmonary sarcoidosis was eventually made histologically via a thoracotomy and the patient improved with corticosteroid therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonology, General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Guangzhou, China.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Q S
authors.initials: QS
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: S Q
authors.initials: SQ
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Zhong