pleural effusion/vomiting

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Pneumomediastinum, bilateral pneumothorax, pleural effusion, and surgical emphysema after routine apicectomy caused by vomiting.

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Mediastinal and subcutaneous emphysema may occur after dental and oral surgery as a result of iatrogenic introduction of air or injury to the tracheobronchial tree. We report a patient who developed emphysema and pneumothorax after dentoalveolar surgery, which made diagnosis and management

Clinical conference: Abdominal pain, vomiting, fever and pleural effusion.

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Clinicopathologic conference. Vomiting, abdominal pain and a left pleural effusion.

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Transudative pleural effusion of malignant etiology: Rare but real.

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A 62-year-old female presented to the emergency room with one-month history of epigastric abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. She endorsed progressive dyspnea over two weeks. CT of the abdomen demonstrated bilateral pleural effusions and pancreatic inflammation, so the working diagnosis was

Boerhaave's syndrome - rapidly evolving pleural effusion; a radiographic clue.

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Boerhaave's syndrome is the rare and often fatal condition of spontaneous esophageal rupture. Meckler's triad of vomiting, pain and subcutaneous emphysema are characteristic features of Boerhaave's syndrome. When these symptoms are absent, diagnosis is frequently late and often occurs as the result

Late presenting congenital diaphragmatic hernia misdiagnosed as a pleural effusion: A case report

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Rationale: Late presenting congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) that develops after the neonatal period has various clinical manifestations and can often be misdiagnosed as pleural effusion, pneumonia, or pneumothorax. We report an

A Case of Haemorrhagic Constrictive Pericarditis with Bilateral Pleural Effusions.

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Presentation of pericardial disease is diverse, with the viral aetiology being the most common cause; however, when haemorrhagic pericardial effusion is present, these causes are narrowed to few aetiologies. We present a case of a young female of African descent who presented with diffuse abdominal

A Haemophilic Dengue Patient with Pleural Effusion and Earache

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About 2.5 billion people are living at a higher risk of dengue fever in hundreds of tropical and sub-tropical countries. Treatment of dengue fever is quite complicated and challenging because of the lack of effective treatment approaches. We herein report a rare case of a 25-year-old female with a

Intrapleural administration of cisplatin and etoposide to treat malignant pleural effusions in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

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BACKGROUND To determine the efficacy, toxicity and pharmacokinetics of intrapleural cisplatin (CDDP) and etoposide as a treatment for malignant pleural effusions (MPE) in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). METHODS Seventy patients with MPE associated with NSCLC were enrolled in this

Pleural effusion as an atypical presentation of Kawasaki disease: a case report and review of the literature.

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Kawasaki disease is an acute, febrile vasculitis of childhood that affects medium-sized arteries, predominantly the coronary arteries. It is a multisystem disease; therefore, it may present with non-cardiac findings of disease.Here, we report the case of

Occult Boerhaave's syndrome without vomiting prior to presentation. Report of a case.

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Boerhaave's syndrome (spontaneous esophageal perforation) is an uncommon clinical entity that frequently presents with an antecedent history of marked vomiting followed by chest or abdominal pain. We report a case of spontaneous rupture of the esophagus in 53-year-old male who was referred to our

Bilateral spontaneous chylothorax after severe vomiting in children.

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OBJECTIVE To report the case of a child with bilateral chylothorax due to infrequent etiology: thoracic duct injury after severe vomiting. METHODS Girl, 7 years old, with chronic facial swelling started after hyperemesis. During examination, she also presented with bilateral pleural effusion, with

Right-sided pleural effusion in spontaneous esophageal perforation.

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Spontaneous esophageal perforation (Boerhaave's syndrome) is a rare clinical entity in which overindulgence in a large meal precedes vomiting and chest pain. Early diagnosis and aggressive management are keys to minimizing the morbidity and mortality. We report an unusual presentation of this

Spontaneous esophageal perforation presenting with right-sided pleural effusion.

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Boerhaave's Syndrome (spontaneous esophageal perforation) is an uncommon clinical entity that frequently presents with an antecedent history of marked vomiting followed by chest or abdominal pain. Misdiagnosis is the most important contributing factor in the continuing high morbidity and mortality

Combined intrapleural and intravenous chemotherapy, and pulmonary irradiation, for treatment of patients with lung cancer presenting with malignant pleural effusion. A pilot study.

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OBJECTIVE Patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and malignant pleural effusion (MPE) are difficult to manage clinically and have a short life expectancy. In this pilot study, we designed a protocol of combined intrapleural (i.p.) and intravenous (i.v.) chemotherapy and pulmonary

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