Emergency department presentation of an unusual pleural effusion

David J Pronchik; Joseph Sexton

doi:10.1016/S0735-6757(98)90037-7

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Emergency department presentation of an unusual pleural effusion

David J Pronchik, MD

Joseph Sexton, MD

From the Emergency Medicine Residency of the Lehigh Valley, St. Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem, PA. USA

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0735-6757(98)90037-7

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Abstract

Pleural effusion as a manifestation of malignancy is commonly encountered in clinical practice; most are transudates or exudates of endogenous body fluids. We report a case of pleural effusion that is directly related to the inadvertent infusion of chemotherapeutic agents into the hemithorax of a patient with ovarian carcinoma. With the increasingly common use of outpatient intravenous therapy, emergency department presentations of unusual pleural effusions should be considered.

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Pleural effusion, venous access device, chemotherapy

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Emergency department presentation of an unusual pleural effusion

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