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[[Image:Diagram showing a build up of fluid in the lining of the lungs (pleural effusion) CRUK 054.svg|thumb|right|Pleural effusion in a diagram. (WC/CRUK)]] | [[Image:Diagram showing a build up of fluid in the lining of the lungs (pleural effusion) CRUK 054.svg|thumb|right|Pleural effusion in a diagram. (WC/CRUK)]] | ||
'''Pleural effusion''' is accumulation of fluid within the potential space around the [[lung]]. It has a longer [[differential diagnosis]].<ref name=pmid24920946>{{Cite journal | last1 = Na | first1 = MJ. | title = Diagnostic tools of pleural effusion. | journal = Tuberc Respir Dis (Seoul) | volume = 76 | issue = 5 | pages = 199-210 | month = May | year = 2014 | doi = 10.4046/trd.2014.76.5.199 | PMID = 24920946 }}</ref><ref name=pmid22032427/> | '''Pleural effusion''' is accumulation of fluid within the potential space around the [[lung]]. It has a longer [[differential diagnosis]].<ref name=pmid24920946>{{Cite journal | last1 = Na | first1 = MJ. | title = Diagnostic tools of pleural effusion. | journal = Tuberc Respir Dis (Seoul) | volume = 76 | issue = 5 | pages = 199-210 | month = May | year = 2014 | doi = 10.4046/trd.2014.76.5.199 | PMID = 24920946 }}</ref><ref name=pmid22032427/> | ||
The pathology of pleural fluids is dealt with in the ''[[mesothelial cytopathology]]'' article. | |||
==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||