Although he had only experienced mild pain after discharge, the chest X-ray revealed a considerable left-sided pleural effusion. Clinical findings included; left-sided percussive dullness, peripheral ...

Malignant pleural effusions (MPEs) are complications of advanced cancer and associated with limited life expectancy. 1,2 Goals in the management of MPE include symptom palliation and maintaining ...

Chest CT showed right-sided pleural effusion with pleural reaction, which was regarded as inflammation or infection, as well as a smaller lesion suspected to be an abscess in the right lung (Figure 1) ...

Background Accurate differentiating diagnosis is essential for choosing treatment for exudative pleural effusions. Objective To establish the diagnostic accuracy of interleukin 27 for tuberculous ...

A 21-year-old man was admitted to our hospital due to right chest pain and shortness of breath on exertion for 2 months; the symptoms had been exacerbated for 4 days. He denied having cough, sputum ...

NTHL1-associated tumour syndrome, linked to germline variants in the NTHL1 gene, is a rare colorectal cancer (CRC) syndrome. Initially identified in CRC cases, recent literature expanded its ...

Objective Describe respiratory health and quality of life in persons exposed to Libby amphibole asbestos (LAA) contaminated vermiculite. Design Cross-sectional descriptive. Setting Asbestos-related ...