A case of young woman with recurrent right pleural effusion

A case of young woman with recurrent right pleural effusion

Endomterisois is usually found in women of child-bearing age. A case is presented of massive right-sided pleural effusion caused by endometriosis. The final diagnosis was made by thoracoscopic pleural biopsy. Physicians should be aware of this potentially treatable cause of pleural effusion having e...

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Main Authors: Asmita A Mehta, Amit Gupta, Rajesh Venkitakrishnan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Lung India
Subjects:
Catamanial hemothorax
pleural endometriosis
recurrent pleural effusion
Online Access:http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2015;volume=32;issue=6;spage=648;epage=650;aulast=Mehta
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Summary:Endomterisois is usually found in women of child-bearing age. A case is presented of massive right-sided pleural effusion caused by endometriosis. The final diagnosis was made by thoracoscopic pleural biopsy. Physicians should be aware of this potentially treatable cause of pleural effusion having excluded other possibilities such as malignancy and tuberculosis.
ISSN:0970-2113
0974-598X

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