- A
parapneumonic effusion is a type of
pleural effusion that
arises as a
result of a pneumonia, lung abscess, or bronchiectasis.
There are
three types...
- X-ray,
although it
cannot differentiate an
empyema from
uninfected parapneumonic effusion.
Ultrasound must be used to
confirm the
presence of a pleural...
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causing an empyema. To
distinguish an
empyema from the more
common simple parapneumonic effusion, the
fluid may be
collected with a
needle (thoracentesis),...
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costophrenic angle on the patient's right, and an
obscured costophrenic angle (circled) on the patient's left, due to
pneumonia with
parapneumonic effusion....
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pleural effusions are
generally caused by
infections such as
pneumonia (
parapneumonic pleural effusion), malignancy,
granulomatous disease such as tuberculosis...
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include lung abscess,
acute respiratory distress syndrome, empyema, and
parapneumonic effusion. Some
include chemical induced inflammation of the
lungs as...
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pleural fluid.
Conditions ****ociated with
exudative pleural effusions:
Parapneumonic effusion due to
pneumonia Malignancy (either lung
cancer or metastases...
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occasionally produce rusty or blood-streaked sputum. In 25% of cases, a
parapneumonic effusion may occur.
Chest X-rays will
typically show
lobar consolidation...
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decreases hospital length of stay, and
decreases the need for
surgery in
parapneumonic effusions and empyema.
Sepsis is a life-threatening
inflammatory disease...
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empyemas could occur after parapneumonic infections or
pleurisy because the
chest has not
recovered from
those illnesses.
Parapneumonic infections can be tied...
