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Clinics, 2014 OBJECTIVES: Our previous study demonstrated that superoxide dismutase levels were higher in tuberculous pleural effusions than in malignant pleural effusions, but that this difference ...
Maoshui Wang +2 more
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Diagnostic importance of zinc in the clarification of pleural effusions etiology [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2002 Concentration of zinc in blood serum and effusion was determined in 104 patients with the pleural effusion of different etiology. The importance of zinc concentration in serum and effusion was analyzed, as well as their relation regarding the ...
Ranković Boško, Đorđević Ružica
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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 +3 more
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Early Onset Chyliform Pleural Effusion-A Rare Case
Journal of Association of Pulmonologist of Tamil Nadu, 2019 Chyliform pleural effusion is turbid or milky from high lipid content without cholesterol crystals. Chyliform pleural effusion is a rare presentation than chylous or pseudochylous pleural effusion. The mean duration of the effusion to turn chyliform is 5
R Sridhar, P Rajeswari, A Mahilmaran
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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 +4 more
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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 +9 more
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Myelomatous pleural effusion [PDF]
QJM, 2009 A 67-year-old woman of stage IIa IgA λ-type multiple myeloma (MM) was hospitalized because of progressive dyspnea for 1 month. Physical examination showed pallor and decreased breath sounds over the left lower lung field. Renal and cardiac systolic functions were normal by biochemistry studies and echocardiogram.
T-C, Huang, T-Y, Chao
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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 +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 +6 more
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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 +5 more
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