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Prognostic impact of pleural effusion in patients with malignancy: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Clinical and Translational Science, 2022
The exact role of pleural effusion in the prognosis of cancer patients remains unclear. We aimed to systematically review the prognostic value of pleural effusion in patients with cancer.
Yuan Yang, Juan Du, Yi‐Shan Wang, Han‐YuJie Kang, Kan Zhai, Huan‐Zhong Shi   +5 more
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Long-term spontaneous remission with active surveillance in IgG4-related pleuritis: A case report and literature review

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2019
Pleural effusion is a relatively rare feature of IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD). Here, we report a case of a 72-year-old woman who presented with pleural effusion.
Go Makimoto, Kadoaki Ohashi, Kohei Taniguchi, Junichi Soh, Akihiko Taniguchi, Nobuaki Miyahara, Shinichi Toyooka, Tadashi Yoshino, Yoshinobu Maeda, Katsuyuki Kiura   +9 more
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Characteristics of pleural effusion in IgG4-related pleuritis

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2020
Here we describe the case of a 78-year-old man with respiratory failure and right pleural effusion. Computed tomography showed right pleural effusion with pleural calcification, tumor-like shadows induced by passive atelectasis, and enlarged mediastinal ...
Zenya Saito, Masahiro Yoshida, Ayako Kojima, Kentaro Tamura, Kazuyoshi Kuwano   +4 more
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Sarcoidosis of the pleura: A case report [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2014
Introduction. Pleural involvement is an uncommon manifestation of sarcoidosis. It may manifest as pleural effusion, pneumothorax, pleural thickening and nodules, hydropneumothorax, trapped lung, hemothorax, or chylothorax.
Jovanović Dragana, Vučinić Violeta, Stević Ruža, Roksandić-Milenković Marina, Samardžić Natalija, Velinović Marta, Stjepanović Mihailo   +6 more
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Reactive oxygen species modulator 1, a novel protein, combined with carcinoembryonic antigen in differentiating malignant from benign pleural effusion

Tumor Biology, 2017
The differential diagnosis of malignant pleural effusion and benign pleural effusion remains a clinical problem. Reactive oxygen species modulator 1 is a novel protein overexpressed in various human tumors. The objective of this study was to evaluate the
Xianmeng Chen, Na Zhang, Jiahui Dong, Gengyun Sun   +3 more
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The usefulness of pleural fluid presepsin, C-reactive protein, and procalcitonin in distinguishing different causes of pleural effusions

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2018
Background We aimed to determine the presepsin concentration in pleural fluid from patients with pleural effusions of different aetiologies and to compare its diagnostic value with that of pleural fluid C-reactive protein (CRP) and procalcitonin (PCT ...
Naoki Watanabe, Tomoya Ishii, Nobuyuki Kita, Nobuhiro Kanaji, Hiroyuki Nakamura, Nobuki Nanki, Yutaka Ueda, Yasunori Tojo, Norimitsu Kadowaki, Shuji Bandoh   +9 more
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Pleural cryptococcosis diagnosed by pleural biopsy in an immunocompromised patient: a case report

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2023
ObjectiveThe aim of this study is to report an isolated pleural cryptococcosis with pleural effusion as the only manifestation, confirmed by pleural biopsy in a patient with thymoma combined with myasthenia gravis, who developed pleural effusion of ...
Hongxia Jia, Hongping Liu, Meng Tu, Yan Wang, Xudong He, Guojun Zhang   +5 more
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Is There Any Relationship between Bilateral Pleural Effusion and Blast Crisis in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia?

Journal of Oncological Sciences
Pleural effusion in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) has been rarely reported in medical practice. Additionally, the correlation of pleural effusion with blast crisis is unknown.
Eylül ERDİNÇ, Musa Barış AYKAN, Mükerrem SAFALI, Fikret ARPACI   +3 more
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Diagnostic value of combined pleural interleukin-33, adenosine deaminase and peripheral blood tuberculosis T cell spot detection TB for tuberculous pleurisy

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background To investigate the correlation between pleural fluid interleukin-33 (IL-33) and adenosine deaminase (ADA) and peripheral blood tuberculosis T cell spot detection (T-SPOT.TB), and the combined value of the three tests for the diagnosis of ...
Jin Fenhua, Wang Daohui, Lin Hui, Xia Xiaodong, Huang Wen   +4 more
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A novel interleukin 36 gamma for diagnosing and differentiating malignant from infectious pleural effusion

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
Background Pleural effusions can be caused by various diseases, making their diagnosis challenging. Light’s criteria are often used to distinguish transudative and exudative effusions.
Nashwa A. Amin, Asmaa E. Mohamed, , Shimaa M.E. Wahdan, Amira E. Ramadan, Shimaa M. Mohammed, Marwa S.E. Abd-Elraouf, Kout A.M. Diab   +6 more
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