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 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 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 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 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 Over the last three decades, the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic has had a profound impact on…
Pleural Effusion Due to Parasitic Infection Pleural effusions secondary to parasitic infections are uncommon in the United States, but in some countries, they account for a sizable percentage of all…
Pleural Effusion Secondary to Fungal Infections, Actinomycosis, and Nocardiosis In this chapter, pleural disease resulting from fungal infections is discussed. Although fungal diseases account for less than 1% of all…
Tuberculous Pleural Effusions The diagnosis of tuberculous pleuritis should be considered in any patient with an exudative pleural effusion. A pleural effusion as an isolated manifestation of tuberculosis (TB) has…
Parapneumonic Effusions and Empyema Despite the advent of potent antibiotics, bacterial pneumonia still results in significant morbidity and mortality in the American population. The annual incidence of bacterial pneumonia is…
