Cryptogenic Fibrosing Pleuritis

Cryptogenic Fibrosing Pleuritis

We report the case of a 46-year-old male patient who was referred for chest pain and bilateral pleural effusion. Despite treatment with antibiotics and steroids, the pleural effusion worsened over a few months until pulmonary function was halved. The CT scan showed bilateral pleural thickening with...

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Main Authors: Alessandra Anna Manco, Veronica Alfieri, Letizia Gnetti, Marina Aiello, Giuseppina Bertorelli, Maria Majori, Alfredo Chetta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMC MEDIA SRL 2021-05-01
Series:European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Subjects:
cryptogenic fibrosing pleuritis
pleural thickening
pleural effusion
Online Access:https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/2498
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spelling doaj-86433927bc7345fca863a3a5ab16c1e02021-05-21T07:51:45ZengSMC MEDIA SRLEuropean Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine2284-25942021-05-0110.12890/2021_0024982114Cryptogenic Fibrosing PleuritisAlessandra Anna Manco0Veronica Alfieri1Letizia Gnetti2Marina Aiello3Giuseppina Bertorelli4Maria Majori5Alfredo Chetta6Department of Medicine and Surgery, Respiratory Disease and Lung Function Unit, University of Parma, Parma, ItalyDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, Respiratory Disease and Lung Function Unit, University of Parma, Parma, ItalyPathology Unit, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, ItalyDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, Respiratory Disease and Lung Function Unit, University of Parma, Parma, ItalyDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, Respiratory Disease and Lung Function Unit, University of Parma, Parma, ItalyDepartment of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Diseases, Pneumology and Endothoracic Endoscopy Unit, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, ItalyDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, Respiratory Disease and Lung Function Unit, University of ParmaWe report the case of a 46-year-old male patient who was referred for chest pain and bilateral pleural effusion. Despite treatment with antibiotics and steroids, the pleural effusion worsened over a few months until pulmonary function was halved. The CT scan showed bilateral pleural thickening with right basal opacity. Histology revealed extensive fibrotic tissue with focal collections of lymphocytes and giant cells without traces of asbestos bodies. Since no evidence of an infectious, embolic or occupational aetiology was found, this bilateral pleural effusion progressing to diffuse pleural thickening was diagnosed as cryptogenic fibrosing pleuritis, a rare pleural disease.https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/2498cryptogenic fibrosing pleuritispleural thickeningpleural effusion
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author Alessandra Anna Manco
Veronica Alfieri
Letizia Gnetti
Marina Aiello
Giuseppina Bertorelli
Maria Majori
Alfredo Chetta
spellingShingle Alessandra Anna Manco
Veronica Alfieri
Letizia Gnetti
Marina Aiello
Giuseppina Bertorelli
Maria Majori
Alfredo Chetta
Cryptogenic Fibrosing Pleuritis
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
cryptogenic fibrosing pleuritis
pleural thickening
pleural effusion
author_facet Alessandra Anna Manco
Veronica Alfieri
Letizia Gnetti
Marina Aiello
Giuseppina Bertorelli
Maria Majori
Alfredo Chetta
author_sort Alessandra Anna Manco
title Cryptogenic Fibrosing Pleuritis
title_short Cryptogenic Fibrosing Pleuritis
title_full Cryptogenic Fibrosing Pleuritis
title_fullStr Cryptogenic Fibrosing Pleuritis
title_full_unstemmed Cryptogenic Fibrosing Pleuritis
title_sort cryptogenic fibrosing pleuritis
publisher SMC MEDIA SRL
series European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
issn 2284-2594
publishDate 2021-05-01
description We report the case of a 46-year-old male patient who was referred for chest pain and bilateral pleural effusion. Despite treatment with antibiotics and steroids, the pleural effusion worsened over a few months until pulmonary function was halved. The CT scan showed bilateral pleural thickening with right basal opacity. Histology revealed extensive fibrotic tissue with focal collections of lymphocytes and giant cells without traces of asbestos bodies. Since no evidence of an infectious, embolic or occupational aetiology was found, this bilateral pleural effusion progressing to diffuse pleural thickening was diagnosed as cryptogenic fibrosing pleuritis, a rare pleural disease.
topic cryptogenic fibrosing pleuritis
pleural thickening
pleural effusion
url https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/2498
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