Results: The most common causes of pleural effusion are congestive heart failure, cancer, pneumonia, and pulmonary embolism. Pleural fluid puncture (pleural tap) enables the differentiation of a ...

Pleural effusion, also called water on the lung, happens when fluid builds up in the space between your lungs and chest cavity. You may have symptoms, such as chest pain, depending on the cause. Thin ...

Background A 63-year-old German woman with a 24-year history of Crohn's disease and associated polyarthralgias presented with severe malaise, dyspnea, fever, night sweats, dry cough and an extensive ...