AUTHOR=Ji Xiaoqing , Lu Jiameng , Zuo Anli , Sun Fei , Peng Haiying , Lu Degan 

TITLE=Pleural involvements in pulmonary sarcoidosis: A case report and review of the literature

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Medicine

VOLUME=Volume 9 - 2022

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.902711

DOI=10.3389/fmed.2022.902711

ISSN=2296-858X

ABSTRACT=Sarcoidosis is a chronic, multisystemic granulomatosis of unknown origin that can affect multiple organs throughout the body with variable progression and prognosis. It may be manifested as a battery of symptoms and signs. Although the lungs and mediastinal lymph nodes are almost affected in sarcoidosis, involvements of the pleurae remain uncommon. Herein, we report a case of sarcoidosis with both pleural effusions and pleural nodules as confirmed by thoracoscopic pleural biopsy.