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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Advanced Biomedical Research
Volume 2016, March
March 2016
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