A case of sarcoidosis with massive pleural effusion
Nakata, Y.; Ueda, N.; Kondo, A.; Harada, J.; Murakami, M.; Kimura, I.
Nihon Kyobu Shikkan Gakkai Zasshi 19(3): 205-209
1981
ISSN/ISBN: 0301-1542 PMID: 7277907 Document Number: 173963
A 45-yr-old man developed massive left-side pleural effusion. A right-side supraclavicular lymph node biopsy showed granulomatous reaction compatible with sarcoidosis. The PPD skin test was negative. The pleural effusion revealed mainly mesothelial cells and lymphocytes. Cultures of the pleural fluid produced no growth of tubercle bacilli and fungi. Just 1 mo. after administration of prednisolone, the widespread bilateral nodular shadows and the pleural effusion in the chest radiograph disappeared on the chest X-ray film.