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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 drainage ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have pleural effusion believed to be caused by a fall off a treadmill four years ago. I healed fine and didn’t have broken ribs, but I have since had shortness of breath. Recently, ...

THE etiology of a pleural effusion can at times be difficult to establish. Pulmonary tuberculosis and bronchogenic carcinoma are notorious in this regard, and in both diseases it is mandatory that ...

Pleural Dynamics today announced positive results from a prospective, multicenter study evaluating its ACES device.

Pleural fluid analysis is the analysis of pleural fluid in the laboratory that occurs after a pleural tap, or thoracentesis. A thoracentesis is a procedure used to drain excess fluid from the space ...

EFFUSION into the general pleural cavity is a frequent manifestation of congestive heart failure. On the other hand, pleural effusion localized in an interlobar space is not a common finding, since ...

A pleural friction rub is a raspy breathing sound caused by inflammation of the tissues around your lungs. The sound is usually “grating” or “creaky.” It’s also been compared to the sound of walking ...

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2007;26(2):189-190. A 5-month-old boy was transferred to our tertiary care center from a community hospital for workup of a unilateral pleural effusion. He had a history of ...

Researchers at Wake Forest School of Medicine have discovered that a nanoparticle therapeutic enhances cancer immunotherapy and is a possible new approach in treating malignant pleural effusion (MPE).

Purpose: To determine the prevalence of chromosomal abnormalities in fetuses with prenatally diagnosed pleural effusions and to identify factors associated with an increased risk of aneuploidy.

Paul said his doctor's report shows six broken ribs and a "pleural effusion." — -- After initial reports that Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul had been injured in an altercation with a neighbor, the ...