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Renal artery stenosis (RAS) is the leading cause of secondary hypertension. Renal artery stenosis can result in various cardiopulmonary complications mostly through activation of neurohormonal pathways that result in fluid overload and systemic hypertension. We herein describe a 72-year-old man with recurrent rapidly accumulating transudative pleural effusion in a patient with severe bilateral ...

We present a case of a 36-year-old female from Ghana who presented with atypical chest pain and shortness of breath and was found to have bilateral transudative pleural effusion and trivial pericardial effusion. Further work-up revealed serological markers consistent with active lupus and negative HIV. She developed rapid deterioration of her renal function requiring dialysis. Her renal biopsy ...

A 39-year-old man developed massive bronchorrhea (2 to 3.5 L/d) with electrolyte and volume depletion about 2 years after undergoing a Whipple's procedure for pancreatic carcinoma. An open lung wedge biopsy specimen was consistent with metastatic adenocarcinoma with extensive growth along preexisting pulmonary architecture. Chemical analysis of the bronchial fluid revealed markedly elevated lev...