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A rare pleural effusion in a young male.
- Source :
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Lung India : official organ of Indian Chest Society [Lung India] 2015 Jul-Aug; Vol. 32 (4), pp. 389-91. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- A 28-year-old male presented with fever with right-sided chest pain for 2 weeks. Clinicoradiological picture was suggestive of right-sided pleural effusion. He had history of polytrauma following a road traffic accident and had to undergo emergency laparotomy a month ago. Microscopic and culture examination of the pleural fluid showed neutrophilia, high bilirubin content and presence of gram-negative bacilli. Ultrasound of the abdomen showed the presence of biloma in the liver and right subdiaphragmatic space with fistulous communication into the right thoracic cavity. The patient was managed successfully with complete recovery.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0970-2113
- Volume :
- 32
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Lung India : official organ of Indian Chest Society
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 26180393
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.4103/0970-2113.159589