Hemorrhagic pleural effusion due to pseudo-pancreatic cyst

Sachdeva, Ruchi; Sachdeva, Sandeep

Hemorrhagic pleural effusion due to pseudo-pancreatic cyst

Authors

Ruchi Sachdeva ¹
Sandeep Sachdeva ²

¹ Department of TB and Respiratory Medicine, Pt. B.D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India

² Department of Community Medicine, Pt. B.D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India

Abstract

Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is a common clinical entity still diagnosis is often missed. An unusual and often over-looked cause of pleural effusion is an intra-abdominal process including complication arising due to pancreatitis. We report a rare case of massive left sided hemorrhagic pleural effusion in a patient due to pancreatic pathology.

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