The finding of combined smooth septal thickening and pleural effusion may reflect the eosinophilic infiltration of the peripheral interstitium, causing alteration in the
Pleural effusion, sometimes called water on the lung, is a buildup of fluid between the lungs and the chest cavity
There was mild pleural thickening at apex, but there was no evidence of pleural effusion, mediastinal lymphadenopathy, etc
There x Estimated prevalence of pleural effusion is 320 cases per 100,000 people in industrialized coun tries, o Drug induced (methotrexate, amiodarone, bromocriptine, phenytoin, nitrofurantoin) o Radiotherapy o Yellow-nail syndrome, familial Mediterranean fever o Lymphangioleiomyomatosis Pneumothoraces and cylothoraces in middle-aged
Transudative pleural effusion Abstract and Figures
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Pericardial effusion is the presence of an abnormal amount of fluid and/or an abnormal character to fluid in the pericardial space
"Pleural effusion" is commonly used as a catch-all term to describe any abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity
Drug-induced pleural disease is uncommon and less known to clinicians than drug-induced parenchymal lung disease
An effusion is defined as exudative when at least one of the following criteria is present: ratio between pleural fluid proteins and serum proteins >0
A massive left pleural effusion displacing the heart and trachea to the right
The following are some of the more common causes of a pleural effusion (but there are other rarer causes too): Lung infection (pneumonia), tuberculosis, and cancers may cause inflammation of the lung and pleura
Pleural effusion is the abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural space (the area between the two layers of the thin membrane that covers the lungs)
Thoracentesis and pleural fluid analysis are often required to determine cause
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Other factors Pleural effusion is also not infrequently seen in patients suffering from granulomatosis with polyangiitis interleukin-2, procarbazine, methotrexate, clozapine, phenytoin, and beta-blockers
Pleural effusions are a common medical problem with more than 50 recognised causes including disease local to the pleura or underlying lung, systemic conditions, organ dysfunction and drugs