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Case 1: Joint Pain, Weight Loss, Fatigue, and Persistent Pleural Effusions in 17-year-old Boy.

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Pleural effusion as the first sign of multiple myeloma.

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Multiple myeloma (MM) is a rare disorder that affects all tissues, except reticuloendothelial tissues, and seldom causes a myelomatous pleural effusion. A 56-year-old male patient attended our clinic complaining of shortness of breath and fatigue for the past month. A posteroanterior chest

[A case of rheumatoid arthritis accompanied by repeated pleural effusion associated with rapid tapering of steroid].

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A 65-year-old woman was referred to our department because of general fatigue and anorexia for one month. The patient has received anti-rheumatoid therapy with aurothiomalate and bucillamine for the last two years for rheumatoid arthritis diagnosed 11 years earlier. Based on her systemic arthralgia,

[An elderly case with nontuberculous mycobacteria acompanied by unilateral massive pleural effusion following the video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) for lung cancer].

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We report an elderly case with nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM). Four years after left lung upper lobectomy due to lung cancer by the video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS), an 81 year-old patient complained of general fatigue and appetite loss. Although he did not exhibit fever or respiratory

The efficacy of pemetrexed and bevacizumab intrapleural injection for malignant pleural mesothelioma-mediated malignant pleural effusion.

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OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of pemetrexed chemotherapy combined with intrapleural injection of pemetrexed and bevacizumab in the treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM)-mediated malignant pleural effusion, and analyze the objective

Diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus by presence of Hargraves cells in eosinophilic pleural effusion: Case report.

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BACKGROUND Eosinophilic pleural effusion in elderly patients is most commonly due to malignancies and infections. UNASSIGNED In rare cases, pleural eosinophilia is associated with connective tissue disease. UNASSIGNED Presence of Hargraves cells, also called lupus erythematosus (LE) cells

Splenic abscess, pleural effusion and severe anemia caused by Salmonella typhi.

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Various complications related to gastrointestinal system, central nervous system, and skeletal system may be observed during typhoid fever, but splenic abscess and pleural effusion are rarely encountered. A 12-year-old boy was admitted with fever, fatigue and pallor. On examination he had

A rare cause of pleural effusion: adult onset Still's disease.

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Adult onset Still's disease is a rare systemic inflammatory disorder. At the onset of the disease sore throat, pharyngitis; which does not respond to antibiotics, one or two times peaking febrile episodes, marked salmon-colored rash on the trunk and extremities, arthralgia, arthritis, myalgia,

[Report of two cases with pleural effusion and ascites that responded dramatically to the combination of thalidomide, celecoxib, irinotecan, and CDDP infused in thoracic and abdominal cavities].

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Malignant pleural effusion (PE) and ascites are associated with highly symptomatic, advanced-stage cancers. These fluid accumulations cause severe symptoms such as abdominal distention, shortness of breath, cachexia, anorexia, and fatigue. Malignant PE and ascites have consistently been shown to

Uracil-Tegafur-induced pleural effusion following lung cancer surgery.

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The patient was a 75-year-old female with a history of no smoking. Under a diagnosis of lung cancer, she underwent a right lower lobectomy in March 2008. She was started on oral Uracil-Tegafur (UFT) (400 mg/day) from April and in May developed fatigue, respiratory discomfort, and tachycardiac atrial

An Autopsy Case of Mesenteric Panniculitis with Massive Pleural Effusions.

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BACKGROUND Mesenteric panniculitis (MP) is an idiopathic chronic inflammatory condition of the mesentery. The main symptoms include abdominal pain, abdominal distention, weight loss, fever, nausea, and vomiting. The patients also present with chylous ascites in 14% of the cases and chylous pleural

A Case of Seronegative ANA Hydralazine-Induced Lupus Presenting With Pericardial Effusion and Pleural Effusion

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Hydralazine induced lupus syndrome (HILS), a form of Drug-Induced Lupus (DIL), was first reported in 1953. Since then, studies have shown an increasing incidence of HILS. It presents with lupus-like symptoms such as arthralgia, fever, chest pain, anorexia, fatigue, petechiae, and rash. Though rare,

Successful management of refractory pleural effusion due to systemic immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis by vincristine adriamycin dexamethasone chemotherapy: a case report.

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BACKGROUND Refractory pleural effusion in systemic immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis without cardiac decompensation is rarely reported and has a poor prognosis in general (a median survival of 1.6 months). Moreover, the optimum treatment for this condition is still undecided. This is the first

Predictors of Responses to Corticosteroids for Cancer-Related Fatigue in Advanced Cancer Patients: A Multicenter, Prospective, Observational Study.

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Although corticosteroids are widely used to relieve cancer-related fatigue (CRF), information regarding the factors predicting responses to corticosteroids remains limited. The aim of this study was to identify potential factors predicting responses to corticosteroids for CRF in advanced cancer

Clinical features of HIV-seropositive and HIV-seronegative patients with tuberculous pleural effusion in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

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In a prospective study, we investigated whether human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection alters the clinical presentation in patients with tuberculous pleuritis. One hundred twelve of 118 patients who presented with pleural effusion suffered from tuberculosis (TB); 65 patients (58%) were HIV

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