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Rare complicated parapneumonic effusion, Mycoplasma pneumoniae with new-onset lupus flare: Case report and literature review

open access: yesRespiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2017
Mycoplasma pneumoniae has been associated with respiratory tract infections. Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia–related pleural effusion is rarely reported.
Bharat Bajantri   +3 more
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A study of the proteomic expression in patients with complicated parapneumonic pleural effusion

open access: yesArchives of Medical Science, 2021
Introduction The present study aimed to investigate the differences in the proteomic expression between uncomplicated parapneumonic pleural effusion (UPPE) and complicated parapneumonic pleural effusion (CPPE).
Xin Wu   +8 more
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Management of Parapneumonic Effusions and Empyema

open access: yesSeminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2014
Pleural infection remains a common and serious respiratory condition with important implications for patients and health-care services. This review will cover the management of pleural infection including medical treatment, the role of intrapleural agents and surgical treatment.
Psallidas, I, Corcoran, J, Rahman, N
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Derrame pleural parapneumônico e empiema Parapneumonic effusion and empyema

open access: yesJornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2006
O derrame infeccioso, uma das causas mais freqüentes de derrame pleural obervados na pratica clinica, é um sinal de complicação do quadro pneumônico.
Evaldo Marchi   +2 more
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Management of Parapneumonic Effusions

open access: yesChest, 1976
Despite the advent of potent antibiotics, bacterial pneumonia still results in morbidity and mortality in the American population. It is estimated that the annual incidence of bacterial pneumonia exceeds 1.2 million, with a mortality that exceeds 70,000 each year.
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The Approach to the Patient with a Parapneumonic Effusion

open access: yesSeminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2010
Parapneumonic effusions are seen in up to 57% of patients with pneumonia. The majority of these effusions are noninfected and resolve with standard antibiotic treatment for the associated pneumonia. However, parapneumonic effusions in a minority of cases become infected and require prompt chest tube drainage and occasionally thoracic surgery.
Wrightson, J, Davies, R
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Comparison of the diagnostic utility of ADA and CA125 in tuberculous effusion

open access: yesEgyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2017
Background: Pleural effusion can be due to various pleural infections like TB as well as neoplasia. CA125 is a tumor marker found on the surface of ovarian and other normal cells as pleural cells.
M.S. El Hoshy   +2 more
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Tissue Plasminogen Activator for the Treatment of Parapneumonic Effusions in Pediatric Patients [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/106916/1/phar1392 ...
Blackmer, Allison B., Israel, Emily N.
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Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction for Microbiological Diagnosis of Parapneumonic Effusions in Canadian Children

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2014
BACKGROUND: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) complicated by parapneumonic effusion/empyema is an infectious syndrome commonly encountered by physicians caring for children in Canada.
Jeffrey M Pernica   +3 more
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