Pleural Effusion

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Treatment


Treatment of pleural effusion depends on the underlying cause. For example, treatment directed at congestive heart failure reduces the pleural fluid most of the time. Removal of the offending drug often resolves drug-induced pleural effusion. Two conditions that require special consideration include empyema and malignant effusion.





Empyema

Bacterial pneumonia can cause pleural effusion that is not infected, called a parapneumonic effusion. When the fluid is infected...Read the full article