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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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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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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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, 2023 {"references": ["1.\tKugasia, I. A. R., Kumar, A., Khatri, A., Saeed, F., Islam, H., & Epelbaum, O. (2019). Primary effusion lymphoma of the pleural space: Report of a rare complication of cardiac transplant with review of the literature. Transplant Infectious Disease, 21(1), e13005.", "2.\tKarki, A., Riley, L., Mehta, H. J., & Ataya, A. (2019).
Naidu.K, Mohan +6 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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Role of CRP as a marker for discrimination of exudative and transudative pleural effusion
Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2022 Differentiation between exudative and transudative pleural effusion is sometime problematic. This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic value of C-reactive protein (CRP) in differentiation of exudative and transudative pleural effusion.
Omid Rismantab +4 more
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A refractory pleural effusion caused by a pleural capillary hemangioma
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2021 A 69-year-old man presented with a left pleural effusion. Even after repeated drainage, the pleural effusion had been increasing for more than two years.
Kazumasa Akagi +5 more
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Interleukin‐5‐producing malignant pleural mesothelioma with eosinophilic pleural effusion
Thoracic Cancer, 2020 Malignant tumors are often associated with eosinophilic pleural effusion. Here, we encountered a case of interleukin‐5 (IL‐5)‐producing malignant pleural mesothelioma with eosinophilic pleural effusion. The patient was a 50‐year‐old male.
Eiji Takeuchi +6 more
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