Pericardial Effusion in Systemic Sarcoidosis: A Rare Manifestation of Cardiac Sarcoid

We present a 65-year-old African American woman who was found to have pericardial effusion secondary to cardiac sarcoid. Pericardial effusion is a rare manifestation of cardiac sarcoid. All cases of sustemic sarcoid should be evaluated for cardiac involvement which can be difficult to detect.