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Tuberculous pleural effusion [PDF]
Respirology, 2019 ABSTRACTTuberculous effusion is a common disease entity with a spectrum of presentations from a largely benign effusion, which resolves completely, to a complicated effusion with loculations, pleural thickening and even frank empyema, all of which may have a lasting effect on lung function.
Jane A. Shaw +2 more
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Nature Nanotechnology, 2021 Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is indicative of terminal malignancy with a uniformly fatal prognosis. Often, two distinct compartments of tumour microenvironment, the effusion and disseminated pleural tumours, co-exist in the pleural cavity, presenting
Yang Liu +15 more
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The incidence of pleural effusion in COVID-19 pneumonia: State-of-the-art review
Heart & lung : the journal of critical care, 2021 Background COVID-19-related pleural effusions are frequently described during the ongoing pandemic. Objectives We described the incidence, characteristics, and outcomes of COVID-19-related pleural effusions based on the current evidence available in the ...
W. Chong +3 more
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Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2005 Abstract Pleural disease remains a commonly encountered clinical problem for both general physicians and chest specialists. This review focuses on the investigation of undiagnosed pleural effusions and the management of malignant and parapneumonic effusions. New developments in this area are also discussed at the end of the review.
A R, Medford, A, Medford, N, Maskell
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Could pleural fluid lactate level have an added diagnostic value in para pneumonic effusion?
Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2023 Background Pleural effusion is the accumulation of fluid in the pleural space, can be classified into transudative and exudative effusion. A parapneumonic effusion is a pleural effusion that forms adjacent to pneumonia. Para pneumonic effusion can be sub-
Mohammed Shehta +2 more
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BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2023 Aim To investigate the diagnostic value of combined detection of SHOX2 and RASSF1A gene methylation with carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) level in diagnosing malignant pleural effusion.
Shaosen Chen +4 more
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Cell origins and diagnostic accuracy of interleukin 27 in pleural effusions. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 The objective of the present study was to investigate the presence of interleukin (IL)-27 in pleural effusions and to evaluate the diagnostic significance of pleural IL-27.
Wei-Bing Yang +9 more
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Diagnostic value of procalcitonin in pleural effusion
Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2020 Background A wide range of diseases can cause pleural effusion. Its diagnosis and management remain a clinical challenge, bearing a significant cost to both patients and health care system.
Abdelsadek H Al-Aarag +3 more
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Splenic Haematoma as A Rare Cause of Pleural Effusion: A Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2021 Pleural effusion has various aetiologies, mostly located either in the lung parenchyma or in the pleura. Subphrenic causes, leading to exudative pleural effusion are uncommon.
Kashish Dutta +4 more
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Chemical multi-fingerprinting of exogenous ultrafine particles in human serum and pleural effusion
Nature Communications, 2020 Ambient particulate matter pollution is one of the leading causes of global disease burden. Epidemiological studies have revealed the connections between particulate exposure and cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.
Dawei Lu +11 more
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