Lymphocytic Pleural Effusion in a 16 Year Old Immunocompetent Girl − A Rare Etiology: Case Report
This report presents a case study of a 16-year-old female patient with history of asthma who presented with left-sided consolidation and associated exudative lymphocytic pleural effusion that failed to respond to standard antibiotics and hence required decortication. Subsequent diagnostic evaluation...
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2024-07-01
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| Series: | The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians |
| Online Access: | https://journals.lww.com/ascp/fulltext/2024/12030/lymphocytic_pleural_effusion_in_a_16_year_old.7.aspx |
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| Summary: | This report presents a case study of a 16-year-old female patient with history of asthma who presented with left-sided consolidation and associated exudative lymphocytic pleural effusion that failed to respond to standard antibiotics and hence required decortication. Subsequent diagnostic evaluations revealed a diagnosis of Allergic Broncho Pulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA), a condition that rarely involves pleural complications. Our case study serves to illustrate one such an instance of pleural involvement in ABPA. |
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| ISSN: | 2320-9089 |