Pleural fluid progresses through an exudative phase (uncomplicated or simple parapneumonic effusions) to a fibrinopurulent stage (complicated para­pneumonic effusions), eventually resulting in ...

Empyema is considered to be a sub-classification of parapneumonic pleural effusion. A parapneumonic effusion describes the build-up of activated pleural fluid which is associated with a lung ...

Milky white pleural fluid is a classic finding (although appearance may vary) in chylothorax or pseudochylothorax, a condition in which a chronic exudative effusion leads to the accumulation of ...

Some diseases that are said to “classically” produce exudative effusions may rarely present with pleural effusions that appear transudative; these include hypothyroidism, pulmonary embolism ...

However, among patients who also had pleural thickening or lesions alongside pleural effusion, IA-ANPB's sensitivity climbed to 88.1% with a negative likelihood ratio of 0.12, which was ...

A diagnostic and therapeutic thoracentesis yielded 130 mL of serosanguineous fluid from the pleural space. Analysis of the pleural fluid was consistent with an exudate: pleural fluid to serum ...

Pleural exudate developed, filling the pleural cavity, and the refilling of the pneumothorax was discontinued after 1 1/2 years. The patient recovered completely and was re-examined repeatedly ...

Pleural effusion occurred in 48 patients (35%; grade 3/4 in 23 [17%]), including 29% of those treated in chronic phase (CP), 50% in accelerated phase (AP), and 33% in blast phase (BP). By multivariate ...