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'''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/> | ||
Revision as of 19:06, 15 November 2015
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Pleural effusion is accumulation of fluid within the potential space around the lung. It has a longer differential diagnosis.[1][2]
Causes
- Pneumonia.
- Congestive heart failure.
- End-stage renal disease.
- Liver cirrhosis.[3]
- Nephrotic syndrome - various underlying causes.
- Systemic lupus erythematosus.[2]
- Tuberculosis.
- Others.
Syndromic
Malignancy
- Lung adenocarcinoma.
- Lung metastasis.
- Renal cell carcinoma.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Na, MJ. (May 2014). "Diagnostic tools of pleural effusion.". Tuberc Respir Dis (Seoul) 76 (5): 199-210. doi:10.4046/trd.2014.76.5.199. PMID 24920946.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.