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Eosinophilic pleural effusion and giardiasis: A causal or a casual relationship?
Urvinderpal Singh1, Nishi Garg, Vishal Chopra
1Department of Chest and TB, Government Medical College, Patiala, Punjab, India.
Abstract:
A case of bilateral eosinophilic pleural effusion with coincidental intestinal infestation of giardia lamblia is being reported. After reviewing the possible causes of this type of pleural effusion, no clinical or laboratory data were obtained which could explain this condition except giardiasis. Moreover the clearance of pleural effusion with the treatment of giardia with metronidazole suggests giardia as the probable cause of bilateral eosinophilic pleural effusion.
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