Hemorrhagic sarcoid pleural effusion: A rare entity.
Involvement of pleura by sarcoidosis remains a rare manifestation and varies from pleural effusion, pneumothorax, pleural thickening, hydropneumothorax, trapped lung, hemothorax, or chylothorax. Sarcoid pleural effusions presenting as hemorrhagic effusions are even more rare. We report a case of active pulmonary sarcoidosis presenting as hemorrhagic pleural effusion requiring tissue diagnosis to rule out malignancy. The rarity of the presentation prompted us to report this case.
Metro Centre for Respiratory Diseases, Metro Multispeciality and Heart Institute, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Onkar
O
Jha
Metro Centre for Respiratory Diseases, Metro Multispeciality and Heart Institute, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Vidya
V
Nair
Metro Centre for Respiratory Diseases, Metro Multispeciality and Heart Institute, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Deepak
D
Talwar
Atypical presentations of sarcoidosis; hemorrhagic pleural effusion; pleural sarcoidosis