Only one patient in the series had a parapneumonic pleural effusion. When complications of pneumonia do develop in the pregnant patient, they usually are a consequence of delayed diagnosis.

Pleurisy, or pleural effusion, is a condition in which the pleura, two large, thin layers of tissue that separate your lungs from your chest wall becomes inflamed. Not all patients will need ...

Background: Ascites and pleural effusion are well recognized complications of pancreatic diseases. Drug therapy of these is limited by high cost, prolonged hospitalization and failure rates ...