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Clinical Significance of Pleural Lactate Measurement in Critically Ill Patients with Parapneumonic Pleural Effusion

, 2023
OBJECTIVE: Pleural fluid pH measurement is recommended for tube thoracostomy decisions in complicated parapneumonic pleural effusions. However, pleural fluid pH may be affected by blood pH in critically ill patients with common systemic acid-base ...
Mehmet Nuri Yakar, KÜÇÜK, MURAT, Ali Necati Gokmen, Volkan Hancı, Mehmet Celal Ozturk, Ahmet Naci Emecen, Begum Ergan, Murat Kucuk, Emecen, AHMET NACİ, ERGÜN, BİŞAR, Volkan Hanci, HANCI, VOLKAN, GÖKMEN, ALİ NECATİ, CÖMERT, BİLGİN, Vecihe Bayrak, Bilgin Comert, ERGAN, BEGÜM, Bisar Ergun, YAKAR, MEHMET NURİ, ÖZTÜRK, MEHMET CELAL, BAYRAK, VECİHE   +20 more
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A clinical study of pleural effusion and its radiological, biochemical, bacteriological and cytological correlation

Journal of Integrated Health Sciences, 2017
Introduction: Pleural effusion refers to excessive or abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural space. It is a commonly encountered medical problem caused by a variety of underlying pathological conditions.
N D Khamar, P R Gohil, R N Thacker, U S Gediya   +3 more
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Differential diagnosis between benign and malignant pleural effusion with dual-energy spectral CT. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
To investigate the value of spectral CT in the differential diagnosis of benign from malignant pleural effusion.14 patients with benign pleural effusion and 15 patients with malignant pleural effusion underwent non-contrast spectral CT imaging.
Xirong Zhang, Haifeng Duan, Yong Yu, Chunling Ma, Zhanli Ren, Yuxin Lei, Taiping He, Ming Zhang   +7 more
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SLE Presenting With Unilateral Loculated Pleural Effusion in a Young Hypertensive Female: A Rare Case Report and Literature Review. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT SLE can rarely present with unilateral pleural effusion or hypertension. A 28‐year‐old woman with loculated exudative pleural effusion was diagnosed with SLE and lupus nephritis fulfilling EULAR/ACR criteria, treated with pigtail drainage, corticosteroids, and hydroxychloroquine, with good recovery.
Tripathi A, Sah U, Shah S, Singh S, Nishad SR.   +4 more
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Sarcomatoid Mesothelioma Revealed After Treatment for Tuberculous Pleurisy: A Case Report. [PDF]

Respirol Case Rep
This case highlights the aggressive nature of sarcomatoid mesothelioma and its diagnostic difficulty. For treatment‐refractory pleurisy, clinicians must maintain high suspicion, ensuring vigilant follow‐up and prompt repeat biopsies despite negative initial results, while consulting pathologists to consider additional FISH testing.
Nagayama D, Yokoo K, Yabushita Y, Sekikawa M, Abe M, Kato H, Takayanagi A, Takahashi B, Kato-Shinomiya M, Ota S, Yamada G, Hiroshima K, Chiba H.   +12 more
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Report of results of pleural biopsy (Needle biopsy and open biopsy) in 108 cases and 245 biopsies [PDF]

, 1960
1. The results of 245 pleural biopsies perfomed in 108 patients including 219 pleural needle biopsies and 26 pleural open biopsies were reported. The method of pleural biopsy seems to be superior to any other currently available diagnostic procedures for
Sohn, Isaack, Mc, Lt. Col.
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Recurrence of malignant melanoma presenting as black-colored pyopneumothorax: a rare entity

Annals of Saudi Medicine, 2017
We report a 63-year-old patient with black-colored pus (pyopneumothorax) resulting from an infected pleural effusion associated with metastatic malignant melanoma of the skin.
Ganesh Patel, Anil Saxena, Suman Khangarot, Rajendra Prasad Takhar, Dinesh Patel   +4 more
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New biomarkers for the diagnosis of pleural effusion

The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology, 2022
Background Persistent undiagnosed effusion is present in approximately 15% of all causes of exudative effusion. Pleural effusion caused by immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4) is a new type of pleural effusion.
Raafat T. El-Sokkary, Nermen M. Abuelkassem, Mohamed Ismail Seddik, Ahmed Metwally   +3 more
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Large Right Pleural Effusion [PDF]

, 2016
History of present illness: An 83-year-old male with a distant history of tuberculosis status post treatment and resection approximately fifty years prior presented with two days of worsening shortness of breath.
Rowe, Robert, Wray, Alisa, Alisa Wray, Robert Rowe   +3 more
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Value of Detection of CAIX in the Pleural Effusion and Its Sediment in the Diagnosis of Lung Cancer

Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer, 2015
Background and objective Carbonic anhydrase IX (CAIX) is widely expressed in a variety of malignant tumors, including-lung cancer. Our previous study has shown that the serum level of soluble form of carbonic anhydrase IX (s-CAIX) was significantly ...
Lina PENG, Xiao’e WANG, Diansheng ZHONG, Qian WANG, Chang LIU   +4 more
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