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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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Laboratory and Radiological Imaging in Evaluating Cases with Pleural Effusion [PDF]
Minia Journal of Medical Research, 2020 Background: pleural effusion disease became widely distributed nowadays with multiple pathogenic mechanisms. Aim of the work: to assess the efficacy of radiological and laboratory investigations in pleural effusion. Methods: Seventy patients with pleural
Mostafa Elshazly +3 more
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Journal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine, 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.
Robert Rowe, Alisa Wray
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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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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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Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2014 Pleural effusion is relatively common clinical condition that requires differential diagnosis. It is defined as collection of fluid in pleural space. Pleural effusion is often diagnostic dilemma for the physician.
Wafaa S. El-Shimy +4 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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Clinical Significance of Pleural Effusion in Mycoplasma pneumoniae Pneumonia in Children
Pathogens, 2021 The clinical significance of pleural effusion in Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) pneumonia in children has not yet been elucidated. Herein, we investigated the clinical implications of pleural effusion in children with MP pneumonia. Overall, 150 children with
Seo-Hee Kim +3 more
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Journal of Clinical and Scientific Research, 2022 Background: Unilateral pleural effusion is a challenge for a physician as the differential diagnosis is varied; sparse epidemiological data are available from India on this subject.
Neeraj Saini +4 more
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