Vinaya S Karkhanis, Jyotsna M JoshiDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, TN Medical College and BYL Nair Hospital, Mumbai, IndiaAbstract: A pleural effusion is an excessive accumulation of fluid in the pleural space. It can pose a diagnostic dilemma to the treating physician because it may be related to disorders of the lung or pleura, or to a systemic disorder. Patients most commonly present with dyspnea, initially on exertion, predominantly dry cough, and pleuritic chest pain. To treat pleural effusion appropriately, it is important to determine its etiology. However, the etiology of pleural effusion remains unclear in nearly 20% of cases. Thoracocentesis should be performed for new and unexplained pleural effusions. Laboratory testing help...
Background: Undiagnosed pleural effusions remain a diagnostic challenge for pulmonologists. Medical ...
pleural effusion is an accumulation of fluid in the chest cavity, specifically between the pari-etal...
Malignant pleural effusion is a common complication of cancer and denotes a poor prognosis. It usual...
Pleural effusion is nothing but an enormous accumulation of the fluid. Transudativre pleural effusio...
The accumulation of fluid in the pleural space is a common manifestation of a wide range of disease....
The accumulation of fluid in the pleural space is a common manifestation of a wide range of disease....
© 2015 Taylor and Francis. Pleural effusions arise from a variety of systemic, inflammatory, infecti...
The main goal of management of pleural effusion is to provide symptomatic relief removing fluid from...
Pleural effusion is a frequent complication of acute pulmonary infection and can affect its morbidit...
Pleural disease is frequently encountered by the chest physician. Pleural effusions arise as the seq...
Pleural disease is frequently encountered by the chest physician. Pleural effusions arise as the seq...
Pleural infection remains a common illness, with a high morbidity and mortality. The development of ...
BACKGROUND Aetiological diagnosis in exudative pleural effusions may be difficult in resource poor ...
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery is preferred over conventional method...
Questions of differential diagnosis of syndrome-similar diseases in the medical literature is still ...
Background: Undiagnosed pleural effusions remain a diagnostic challenge for pulmonologists. Medical ...
pleural effusion is an accumulation of fluid in the chest cavity, specifically between the pari-etal...
Malignant pleural effusion is a common complication of cancer and denotes a poor prognosis. It usual...
Pleural effusion is nothing but an enormous accumulation of the fluid. Transudativre pleural effusio...
The accumulation of fluid in the pleural space is a common manifestation of a wide range of disease....
The accumulation of fluid in the pleural space is a common manifestation of a wide range of disease....
© 2015 Taylor and Francis. Pleural effusions arise from a variety of systemic, inflammatory, infecti...
The main goal of management of pleural effusion is to provide symptomatic relief removing fluid from...
Pleural effusion is a frequent complication of acute pulmonary infection and can affect its morbidit...
Pleural disease is frequently encountered by the chest physician. Pleural effusions arise as the seq...
Pleural disease is frequently encountered by the chest physician. Pleural effusions arise as the seq...
Pleural infection remains a common illness, with a high morbidity and mortality. The development of ...
BACKGROUND Aetiological diagnosis in exudative pleural effusions may be difficult in resource poor ...
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery is preferred over conventional method...
Questions of differential diagnosis of syndrome-similar diseases in the medical literature is still ...
Background: Undiagnosed pleural effusions remain a diagnostic challenge for pulmonologists. Medical ...
pleural effusion is an accumulation of fluid in the chest cavity, specifically between the pari-etal...
Malignant pleural effusion is a common complication of cancer and denotes a poor prognosis. It usual...