Case Report

Pulmonary Sarcoidosis Presenting with Acute Respiratory Failure

This is a case report of pulmonary sarcoidosis presenting with acute respiratory failure. A 33-year-old black man presented with 4 days of headache and fever. He had subsequent development of respiratory failure on the seventh hospital day. Workup showed high serum angiotensin-converting enzyme and increased pulmonary parenchymal uptake of gallium….