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    Curr Opin Pulm Med. 2004 Sep;10(5):390-6.

    Pleural effusion in interstitial lung disease.

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    Division of Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine and Allergy, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, USA.

    Abstract

    PURPOSE OF REVIEW:

    This review reports recent information on the occurrence of pleural effusions in association with disorders that produce interstitial parenchymal lung disease.

    RECENT FINDINGS:

    The occurrence of effusions has been expanded to include systemic sclerosis, polymyositis-dermatomyositis, several drugs, and several miscellaneous causes of interstitial lung disease (ILD).

    SUMMARY:

    Pleural effusions occur in patients with various forms of interstitial lung disease. The effusions require a clinical evaluation to exclude complications of therapy and coexisting conditions unrelated to the underlying ILD.

    PMID:
    15316438
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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