Poliserositis en el posparto. Presentación atípica de sarcoidosis
- Llorente-García, Joaquín 1
- Ferrero-Sanz, Cristina 1
- Aguirre-Alastuey, Elena 1
- Sardiña-González, Cristina 1
- Mostaza-Fernández, José Luis 1
- 1 Servicio de Medicina Interna, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León, León, España
ISSN: 2530-0792
Year of publication: 2016
Issue Title: Spanish Journal of Case Records in Internal Medicine
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Pages: 27-28
Type: Article
More publications in: Revista Española de Casos Clínicos en Medicina Interna (RECCMI)
Abstract
We report a case of a 37-year-old female patient admitted to our hospital for ascites and bilateral pleural effusion after a caesarean section. By thorough investigations and radiological examinations, she was eventually diagnosed as sarcoidosis. Treatment was started with a successful response.
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