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Shaikh M Noor Husnain1, Samira Shojaee2
1Division of Pulmonary and Critical, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA.
Abstract:
Pleural effusions (PEs) are frequently encountered in routine clinical practice, affecting more than 3000 people per million population every year. Heart and liver failures are two of the most common causes of transudative PE. Because these effusions have nonmalignant etiologies, they are commonly referred to as benign effusions despite of the poor prognosis they foretell in their refractory stages. Like malignant effusions, symptom management is important and plays a significant role in palliation when these effusions become refractory to medical therapy.
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