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Sarcoidosis

A 55 year old female patient admitted to the hospital with shortening of breath, cough and chest pain

She also suffered from chronic arthritis and was treated with steroid

Her physical examination and other tests showed low complement, pancytopenia, vasculitis and pulmonary infiltrate suggesting Sarcoidosis or Lymphoma

Mediastinal lymph node biopsy specimen was sent to the microbiology for C&S and fungal investigation

Gram stain results reported out as pus cells seen, no bacteria seen

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