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A Vanishing Lung Tumor in Congestive Heart Failure

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 10, October 2025.
ABSTRACT Phantom lung tumor is uncommon and reversible with diuretics, recognizing this phenomenon is crucial as it can avoid unwanted diagnostic procedures and costs.
Ruben David, Gidion Edwin, Baraka Alphonce, Happiness Kusima   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Management of pediatric pleural empyema: a national survey of pediatric surgeons in Brazil [PDF]

Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
Objective: To identify how pediatric surgeons manage children with pneumonia and parapneumonic pleural effusion in Brazil. Methods: An online cross-sectional survey with 27 questions was applied to pediatric surgeons in Brazil through the Brazilian ...
Felippe Flausino, Luiza Maes Manara, Bruna Baioni Sandre, Gilson Nagel Sawaya, Rosemeri Maurici   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of serum and pleural levels of the tumor markers CEA, CYFRA21-1 and CA 15-3 in patients with pleural effusion [PDF]

, 2007
OBJECTIVE: To determine the levels of the tumor markers carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), cytokeratin 19 fragment (CYFRA21-1) and carbohydrate antigen 15-3 (CA 15-3) in the blood and pleural fluid of patients with benign or malignant pleural effusion ...
Guimarães, Murilo José De Barros, Melo, Francisco Montenegro De, Muniz, Maria Tereza Cartaxo, Silva, Lilian Karine Neves Da, Wagner, Isabella Coimbra   +4 more
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Empiema [Empyema: An Update Approach]

Jurnal Respirasi, 2018
Empyema is a collection of exudative fluid in the pleural cavity associated with the occurrence of pulmonary infection. Empyema is often caused by complications of pneumonia but can also be caused by infection from elsewhere.
Helmia Hasan, Devi Ambarwati
doaj   +1 more source

The diagnostic role of glycosaminoglycans in pleural effusions: A pilot study [PDF]

, 2009
Background Pleural effusions are classified into transudates and exudates. Various criteria have been used with Light's et al being the most accepted ones.
Rozina Vavetsi, Stefanos Bonovas, Paraskevi Polizou, Chrysanthi Papanastasopoulou, Georgia Dougekou, Nikolaos M Sitaras   +5 more
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Prevalence of pleural effusion over eight years among Egyptian children in the delta region: a single center retrospective cross-sectional study

The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology
Background Pleural effusion (PE) is a significant clinical condition characterized by the accumulation of excess fluid in the pleural space, leading to respiratory distress and morbidity.
Magdy Mohamed Ebrahim Zedan, Hossam ElTahan, Dina Salama Abd-Elmagid, Hossam Eldin AbdelTwab   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lymphocytic Pleural Effusion in Acute Melioidosis

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2007
An endemic outbreak of melioidosis developed in southern Taiwan following a flood caused by a typhoon in July 2005. A total of 27 patients were diagnosed with the acute and indigenous form of pulmonary melioidosis.
Kuo-Mou Chung, Deng-Wei Chou, Chang-Hung Chen, Bruno Man-Hon Cheung   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pyothorax in cats and dogs [PDF]

, 2017
Pyothorax, or thoracic empyema, is an infection of the pleural space, characterized by the accumulation of purulent exudate. It is a life-threatening emergency in dogs as well as in cats, with a guarded prognosis.
Daminet, Sylvie, De Rooster, Hilde, Faut, S, Gorris, Falke, Paepe, Dominique, Saunders, Jimmy   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Oral versus intravenous clarithromycin in moderate to severe community-acquired pneumonia:an observational study [PDF]

, 2017
Objectives: British Thoracic Society guidelines recommend clarithromycin in addition to beta-lactam antibiotics for patients with community-acquired pneumonia and CURB-65 score 2-5.
A Singanayagam, A Singanayagam, AR Akram, DF Postma, G Choudhury, H Svanstrom, J Garnacho-Montero, JD Chalmers, JJ Deeks, JK Taylor, JM Zuckerman, KA Rodvold, L Asadi, LA Mandell, N Eliakim-Raz, N Garin, R Amaro, R Chan, RK Belforti, RY Lin, S Schembri, WA Ray, WS Lim, X Yuan   +23 more
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Etiology Underlying Pleural Effusion in Thanjavur Medical College Hospital: A Descriptive Study

Journal of Association of Pulmonologist of Tamil Nadu, 2019
Background: Pleural effusion is one of the most common signs seen in respiratory pathologies. An attempt to establish common etiologies underlying pleural effusion helps in effective management of the same.
K Anbananthan, A Manimaran, G Karthick, P Vanithamani   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source