title: A case of sarcoidosis with pleural involvement.
abstract: Sarcoidosis is a chronic, multisystem inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology that is characterized by noncaseating granulomas. Although lung involvement is common in sarcoidosis, pleural involvement is rare. Pleural involvement may manifest as a pleural effusion, pneumothorax, pleural thickening and nodules, hydropneumothorax, hemothorax, or chylothorax. Here, we describe a case of sarcoidosis with pleural nodular thickening.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Diseases, Yuzuncu Yil University Medical Faculty, Van, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aysel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sunnetcioglu
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Diseases, Yuzuncu Yil University Medical Faculty, Van, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bunyamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sertogullarindan
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Yuzuncu Yil University Medical Faculty, Van, Turkey.
authors.forename: Abdussamet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Batur
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Yuzuncu Yıl University Medical Faculty, Van, Turkey.
authors.forename: Irfan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bayram
mesh_terms: D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D061705:Image-Guided Biopsy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010994:Pleura / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000072078:Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis*
keywords: intrathoracic; pleural; sarcoidosis