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.

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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 ...

Introduction: The diagnostic value of pleural fluid carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) for malignant pleural effusion (MPE) has been well recognized. However, whether age and sex affect its diagnostic ...

Anasarca is a medical condition that leads to whole-body swelling. It causes your body tissues to retain too much fluid due to several reasons. Unlike other types of edema, which usually only ...

Introduction Indwelling pleural catheter (IPC) has proved to be effective in reducing the need for further pleural procedures and hospital admissions in patients with malignant pleural effusion but ...

steyn.org.uk Background ThoraQuik is a device with a unique design incorporating an aspiration port and one-way valve controlled by a three-way tap, fit for purpose for the treatment of pneumothorax ...

revealed significant microbial community overlap between empyema fluids and oral cavity samples suggesting a possible oral origin that spreads to the pleural cavity via hematogenous dissemination ...

Objective To conduct an updated literature review and meta-analysis of studies of pleural malignant mesothelioma (PMM) risk among persons exposed to asbestos non-occupationally (household and ...

Objective To systematically assess the modifiable risk factors for developing otitis media with effusion (OME) in children under 12 years. Methods We searched Embase, MEDLINE, INAHTA database, CENTRAL ...