Eosinophilic pleural effusion after trauma – A case report

Eosinophilic pleural effusion after trauma – A case report

RFC, 85-year-old female, with discomfort in right hemithorax. Chesttomography at admission revealed pleural effusion on the right, andvideothorascopy identified traumatic hematomas with no other lesions.Trauma is a differential diagnosis for eosinophilic pleural effusions.Video-assisted thoracic sur...

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Main Authors: Fernando Morgadinho Santos Coelho, Arthur Rothman, Jaime Zaladek Gil, Eduardo de Campos Werebe, Antonio Alberto Vieira de Souza, Marcelo Heleno Fonseca, Milton Steinman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2007-12-01
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
Subjects:
Pleural effusion
Pulmonary eosinophilia
Video-assisted thoracic surgery
Hematoma
Differential diagnosis
Case reports
Online Access:http://www.einstein.br/revista/arquivos/PDF/310-Einstein_P1_Vol5N4_Miolo_Pag.375%20a%20377.pdf

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