Spontaneous Bacterial Empyema (SBEM) denotes infection of the pleural fluid in the absence of pneumonia. Almost all cases of SBEM in literature are described in a background of ascites secondary to cirrhosis. Contiguous spread of the infected ascitic fluid through defects in the diaphragm is the most likely mechanism of SBEM. Most of these cases are transudative in nature and are managed with a...

INTRODUCTION Murdannia loriformis (hassk) Rolla Roa et Kammathy, family Commelinaceae, is used by Chinese practitioners as a remedy for cancer in an early stage, and also for treating other diseases including colds, throat infections, pneumonia, diabetes mellitus, flu and inflammation. Although anticancer as well as other pharmacological effects of M. loriformis have been reported, its anti-inf...

nature) can usually be explained by either increased pleural fluid formation or decreased pleural fluid absorption, or both. Pleural effusions caused by an increase in pleural fluid formation can be further subdivided into elevation in hydrostatic pressure (e.g., congestive heart failure), decreased colloid osmotic pressure (e.g., cirrhosis, nephrotic syndrome), increased capillary permeability...

A 55-year-old woman was admitted for evaluation of progressive generalized oedema and mild kidney dysfunction (serum creatinine 1.12mg/dL; blood urea nitrogen 45mg/dL). On admission, generalized oedema, transudative pleural effusion, collapsed inferior vena cava and low fractional excretion of sodium (0.14%) suggested severe volume depletion due to plasma extravasation; however, its aetiology c...

Pleural effusion is the abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural space. Pleural effusions are either transudates or exudates based on the biochemical characteristics of the fluid, which usually reflect the physiologic mechanism of its formation.This prospective study was carried out to access the etiology and to know the clinico-radiological profileof 130 patients presenting with pleural e...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE CA-125, an ovarian tumor marker is known to increase in non malignant conditions such as tubercular and non tubercular pleuritis and ascites. We undertook this study to evaluate non-specific rise in CA-125 levels in conditions associated with pleural effusion and ascites and also to understand the mechanism of its secretion. METHODS CA-125 levels in 38 pleural and 46 as...

Pleural effusions, seen in isolation or in association with a number of pulmonary and systemic diseases, are common problems in both the in-patient and out-patient setting. The incidence of pleural effusion in the general population is hard to estimate. Reports suggest an incidence of 0.3% in the general population, with as many as 800,000 cases annually. Pleural effusions frequently complicate...

Abstract An 81-year-old woman presented to the emergency department for evaluation of shortness breath, dysphagia and chest tightness. In department, imaging was obtained, with CXR showing complete opacification R hemithorax. Follow up CT Chest showed large mediastinal mass contingent right lobe thyroid, along volume (transudative) pleural effusion. Patient underwent thoracentesis improvement i...