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Hypertriglyceridemic Acute Pancreatitis With Concomitant Retrocecal Appendicitis: A Case Report

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 10, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Hypertriglyceridemia‐induced acute pancreatitis and acute appendicitis are distinct clinical conditions rarely reported to occur concurrently. We present a case of hypertriglyceridemia‐induced pancreatitis characterized by clinical deterioration despite a decline in serum triglyceride levels.
Mansoureh Shekarchizadeh Esfahani, Masood Shekarchizadeh, Seyed Amirhossein Dormiani Tabatabaei, Mehrnazsadat Dormiani Tabatabaei   +3 more
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A young male presenting with black pleural effusion

Journal of Advanced Lung Health, 2023
Black pleural effusion is a rare entity of exudative pleural effusion with limited differentials. Focused investigations to rule out the frequent culprits (malignancy, pancreatic origin effusion, and fungal infection) should be made to enable prompt ...
Harsha Jain, Vidushi Rathi, A J Mahendran, Pankti Sheth, Pranav Ish, Manu Madan, Rohit Kumar, Nitesh Gupta   +7 more
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Role of adenosine deaminase and lymphocyte/neutrophil ratio in the diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusion in patients with exudative pleural effusion [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Present study was conducted with an objective to evaluate the role of ADA and lymphocyte/neutrophil ratio in the diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusion in patients with exudative pleural effusion and to analyze the cause of non-tuberculous
Sathish K. TN, TN, Sathish K., Bijaya K. Behera, Behera, Bijaya K.   +3 more
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Role of chest ultrasound in management of exudative pleural effusion [PDF]

, 2022
Background: During the planning and execution of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, thoracic ultrasonography is an appropriate imaging tool for the interventional pulmonologist (IP).
Mahrous, Asrar Helal, El Wahsh, Rabab A., El-Habashy, Mahmoud M., Saad, Rehab A.   +3 more
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Mixed Invasive Aspergillus–Mucorales Pulmonary Coinfection in a Diabetic Patient: An Uncommon Dual Fungal Pneumonia and Literature Review

Respirology Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 10, October 2026.
Our case describes a rare lung co‐infection caused by Aspergillus and Mucorales in a 61‐year‐old man with uncontrolled diabetes and chronic kidney disease. The diagnosis was made by BAL PCR and biopsy. Despite antifungal treatment, the patient worsened and died.
Vinay Venugopal, Saurabh Karmakar, Abdul Raouf Wani, Akshita Gupta, Gaurav Kumar Singh, Vijay Kumar, Shubhendu Mishra, Alpana Srivastava   +7 more
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Angiopoietin-2 Levels Are Elevated in Exudative Pleural Effusions

Chest, 2006
To examine the pleural fluid (PF) and serum levels of angiopoietin (Ang)-1, Ang-2, and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in patients with pleural effusions (PEs).One hundred fifteen patients, 16 with transudative PEs due to heart failure and 99 with exudative PEs (malignant, 40; para-pneumonic, 24; tuberculous, 13; miscellaneous etiologies, 22)
Kalomenidis, I, Kollintza, A, Sigala, I, Papapetropoulos, A, Papiris, S, Light, RW, Roussos, C   +6 more
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Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Following Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation Presenting With Massive Pleural Effusion: A Case Report

Respirology Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 10, October 2026.
We report a case of severe pulmonary vein stenosis presenting with pulmonary consolidation and massive pleural effusion, successfully diagnosed using three‐dimensional computed tomography. ABSTRACT We report a rare case of pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) presenting with massive pleural effusion 5 months after radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) for ...
Yasuhiko Nikaido, Kei Yamasaki, Tatsuya Shingu, Yuki Hayakawa, Yuto Iwanaga, Yosuke Sasahara, Kazuhiro Yatera   +6 more
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Role of Pleural Biopsy in the evaluation of Undiagnosed Exudative Pleural Effusion [PDF]

, 2011
INTRODUCTION : Pleural effusion is a collection of fluid in the Pleural space. It is not a disease but rather a complication of an underlying illness. Effusion can occur for a variety of reasons.
Bharathi Babu, K
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Environmental Asbestos Exposure as a Possible Pathway to Early‐Onset Pleural Mesothelioma: A Case From Afghanistan and Pakistan to London

Respirology Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 10, October 2026.
We report a case of a 40‐year‐old male with malignant pleural mesothelioma with no prior occupational exposure to asbestos. Environmental exposure as a cause of MPM may come into focus through migration from high environmental asbestos exposure regions in patients with no known occupational exposure.
Sophie Mounouchos, Asmita Aggarwal, Asaad Ahmed Nafees, Emma Johnson, Paul Cullinan, Carl Reynolds   +5 more
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Recurrent Exudative Pleural Effusion with Flare up of Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection [PDF]

, 2012
We describe herein a young male patient who presented with exudative pleural effusion that appeared with flare up of chronic HBV infection and spontaneously recovered with the clinical and biochemical improvement of the hepatitis on two occasions five ...
Gadour, MOE, Nail, AMA
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