Hemothorax
Hemothorax Hemothorax is the presence of a significant amount of blood in the pleural space. Most hemothoraces result from penetrating or nonpenetrating chest trauma. An occasional hemothorax results from iatrogenic…
Pneumothorax
Pneumothorax A pneumothorax is air in the pleural space, that is, air between the lung and the chest wall. Pneumothoraces can be divided into spontaneous pneumothoraces, which occur without antecedent…
Pleural Effusion Due to Miscellaneous Diseases
Pleural Effusion Due to Miscellaneous Diseases ASBESTOS EXPOSURE The exposure to asbestos is definitely associated with the occurrence of benign exudative pleural effusions. Incidence Epler et al. (1) reviewed the…
Pleural Effusion Due to Drug Reactions
Pleural Effusion Due to Drug Reactions Adverse reactions to drugs produce only a small percentage of all pleural effusions. Because the pleural disease in most cases rapidly resolves when the…
Pleural Disease Due to Collagen Vascular Diseases
Pleural Disease Due to Collagen Vascular Diseases RHEUMATOID PLEURITIS Rheumatoid disease is occasionally complicated by an exudative pleural effusion that characteristically has a low pleural fluid glucose level. Incidence Patients…
Pleural Disease in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Pleural Disease in Obstetrics and Gynecology In this chapter, the pleural effusions seen in the practice of obstetrics and gynecology are discussed. The ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) occurring before pregnancy,…
Pleural Effusion Secondary to Diseases of the Heart
Pleural Effusion Secondary to Diseases of the Heart In this chapter, the pleural effusions that occur after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, those that occur after cardiac injury (Dressler’s…
Pleural Effusion Secondary to Diseases of the Gastrointestinal Tract
Pleural Effusion Secondary to Diseases of the Gastrointestinal Tract Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract are sometimes associated with pleural effusion. In this chapter, the exudative pleural effusions resulting from pancreatic…
Pleural Effusion Due to Pulmonary Embolization
Pleural Effusion Due to Pulmonary Embolization The disorder most commonly overlooked in the workup of a patient with pleural effusion is pulmonary embolization (1,2). The possibility of pulmonary embolization should…
Pleural Effusion Due to Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Other Viruses, Mycoplasma Pneumoniae, and Rickettsiae
Pleural Effusion Due to Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Other Viruses, Mycoplasma Pneumoniae, and Rickettsiae Over the last three decades, the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic has had a profound impact on…
