Difference between revisions of "Pleural effusion"

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==Causes==
==Causes==
===Benign causes===
*[[Pneumonia]].
*[[Pneumonia]].
*[[Congestive heart failure]].
*[[Congestive heart failure]].

Revision as of 19:13, 15 November 2015

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.[1][2]

The pathology of pleural fluids is dealt with in the mesothelial cytopathology article.

Causes

Benign causes

Syndromic

Malignancy

See also

References

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  2. 2.0 2.1 Light, RW. (Nov 2011). "Pleural effusions.". Med Clin North Am 95 (6): 1055-70. doi:10.1016/j.mcna.2011.08.005. PMID 22032427.
  3. Porcel, JM.; Mas, E.; Reñé, JM.; Bielsa, S. (Dec 2013). "[Hepatic hydrothorax: report of a series of 77 patients].". Med Clin (Barc) 141 (11): 484-6. doi:10.1016/j.medcli.2013.06.017. PMID 24018252.
  4. Karpathiou, G.; Stefanou, D.; Froudarakis, ME. (Aug 2015). "Pleural neoplastic pathology.". Respir Med 109 (8): 931-43. doi:10.1016/j.rmed.2015.05.014. PMID 26048082.
  5. Agrawal, A.; Sahni, S.; Iftikhar, A.; Talwar, A. (Oct 2015). "Pulmonary manifestations of renal cell carcinoma.". Respir Med. doi:10.1016/j.rmed.2015.10.002. PMID 26525375.