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Pleural effusion associated with pulmonary infection

MedGen UID:
538652
•Concept ID:
C0264550
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Parapneumonic effusion
SNOMED CT: Pleural effusion associated with pulmonary infection (81075000); Parapneumonic effusion (81075000)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions. An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical Practice Guideline.
Feller-Kopman DJ, Reddy CB, DeCamp MM, Diekemper RL, Gould MK, Henry T, Iyer NP, Lee YCG, Lewis SZ, Maskell NA, Rahman NM, Sterman DH, Wahidi MM, Balekian AA
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2018 Oct 1;198(7):839-849. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201807-1415ST. PMID: 30272503
Challenges in the diagnosis and treatment of mucormycosis.
Skiada A, Lass-Floerl C, Klimko N, Ibrahim A, Roilides E, Petrikkos G
Med Mycol 2018 Apr 1;56(suppl_1):93-101. doi: 10.1093/mmy/myx101. PMID: 29538730Free PMC Article
Capillary leak syndrome: etiologies, pathophysiology, and management.
Siddall E, Khatri M, Radhakrishnan J
Kidney Int 2017 Jul;92(1):37-46. Epub 2017 Mar 17 doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2016.11.029. PMID: 28318633

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Childhood Pneumonia: What's Unchanged, and What's New?
Yadav KK, Awasthi S
Indian J Pediatr 2023 Jul;90(7):693-699. Epub 2023 May 19 doi: 10.1007/s12098-023-04628-3. PMID: 37204597Free PMC Article
Hepatic Hydrothorax.
Lv Y, Han G, Fan D
Ann Hepatol 2018 January-February;17(1):33-46. doi: 10.5604/01.3001.0010.7533. PMID: 29311408
Capillary leak syndrome: etiologies, pathophysiology, and management.
Siddall E, Khatri M, Radhakrishnan J
Kidney Int 2017 Jul;92(1):37-46. Epub 2017 Mar 17 doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2016.11.029. PMID: 28318633
Intrapleural use of tissue plasminogen activator and DNase in pleural infection.
Rahman NM, Maskell NA, West A, Teoh R, Arnold A, Mackinlay C, Peckham D, Davies CW, Ali N, Kinnear W, Bentley A, Kahan BC, Wrightson JM, Davies HE, Hooper CE, Lee YC, Hedley EL, Crosthwaite N, Choo L, Helm EJ, Gleeson FV, Nunn AJ, Davies RJ
N Engl J Med 2011 Aug 11;365(6):518-26. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1012740. PMID: 21830966
Pneumonia in the immunocompetent patient.
Reynolds JH, McDonald G, Alton H, Gordon SB
Br J Radiol 2010 Dec;83(996):998-1009. doi: 10.1259/bjr/31200593. PMID: 21088086Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Childhood Pneumonia: What's Unchanged, and What's New?
Yadav KK, Awasthi S
Indian J Pediatr 2023 Jul;90(7):693-699. Epub 2023 May 19 doi: 10.1007/s12098-023-04628-3. PMID: 37204597Free PMC Article
Research progress on complications of Brucellosis.
Jin M, Fan Z, Gao R, Li X, Gao Z, Wang Z
Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2023;13:1136674. Epub 2023 Mar 31 doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1136674. PMID: 37065189Free PMC Article
Hepatic Hydrothorax.
Lv Y, Han G, Fan D
Ann Hepatol 2018 January-February;17(1):33-46. doi: 10.5604/01.3001.0010.7533. PMID: 29311408
Capillary leak syndrome: etiologies, pathophysiology, and management.
Siddall E, Khatri M, Radhakrishnan J
Kidney Int 2017 Jul;92(1):37-46. Epub 2017 Mar 17 doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2016.11.029. PMID: 28318633
Pneumonia in the immunocompetent patient.
Reynolds JH, McDonald G, Alton H, Gordon SB
Br J Radiol 2010 Dec;83(996):998-1009. doi: 10.1259/bjr/31200593. PMID: 21088086Free PMC Article

Therapy

The Association of Antibiotic Duration With Successful Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Children.
Same RG, Amoah J, Hsu AJ, Hersh AL, Sklansky DJ, Cosgrove SE, Tamma PD
J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc 2021 Apr 3;10(3):267-273. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piaa055. PMID: 32525203Free PMC Article
Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions. An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical Practice Guideline.
Feller-Kopman DJ, Reddy CB, DeCamp MM, Diekemper RL, Gould MK, Henry T, Iyer NP, Lee YCG, Lewis SZ, Maskell NA, Rahman NM, Sterman DH, Wahidi MM, Balekian AA
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2018 Oct 1;198(7):839-849. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201807-1415ST. PMID: 30272503
Challenges in the diagnosis and treatment of mucormycosis.
Skiada A, Lass-Floerl C, Klimko N, Ibrahim A, Roilides E, Petrikkos G
Med Mycol 2018 Apr 1;56(suppl_1):93-101. doi: 10.1093/mmy/myx101. PMID: 29538730Free PMC Article
Capillary leak syndrome: etiologies, pathophysiology, and management.
Siddall E, Khatri M, Radhakrishnan J
Kidney Int 2017 Jul;92(1):37-46. Epub 2017 Mar 17 doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2016.11.029. PMID: 28318633
Intrapleural use of tissue plasminogen activator and DNase in pleural infection.
Rahman NM, Maskell NA, West A, Teoh R, Arnold A, Mackinlay C, Peckham D, Davies CW, Ali N, Kinnear W, Bentley A, Kahan BC, Wrightson JM, Davies HE, Hooper CE, Lee YC, Hedley EL, Crosthwaite N, Choo L, Helm EJ, Gleeson FV, Nunn AJ, Davies RJ
N Engl J Med 2011 Aug 11;365(6):518-26. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1012740. PMID: 21830966

Prognosis

Research progress on complications of Brucellosis.
Jin M, Fan Z, Gao R, Li X, Gao Z, Wang Z
Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2023;13:1136674. Epub 2023 Mar 31 doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1136674. PMID: 37065189Free PMC Article
The Association of Antibiotic Duration With Successful Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Children.
Same RG, Amoah J, Hsu AJ, Hersh AL, Sklansky DJ, Cosgrove SE, Tamma PD
J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc 2021 Apr 3;10(3):267-273. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piaa055. PMID: 32525203Free PMC Article
Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions. An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical Practice Guideline.
Feller-Kopman DJ, Reddy CB, DeCamp MM, Diekemper RL, Gould MK, Henry T, Iyer NP, Lee YCG, Lewis SZ, Maskell NA, Rahman NM, Sterman DH, Wahidi MM, Balekian AA
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2018 Oct 1;198(7):839-849. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201807-1415ST. PMID: 30272503
Hepatic Hydrothorax.
Lv Y, Han G, Fan D
Ann Hepatol 2018 January-February;17(1):33-46. doi: 10.5604/01.3001.0010.7533. PMID: 29311408
Capillary leak syndrome: etiologies, pathophysiology, and management.
Siddall E, Khatri M, Radhakrishnan J
Kidney Int 2017 Jul;92(1):37-46. Epub 2017 Mar 17 doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2016.11.029. PMID: 28318633

Clinical prediction guides

Childhood Pneumonia: What's Unchanged, and What's New?
Yadav KK, Awasthi S
Indian J Pediatr 2023 Jul;90(7):693-699. Epub 2023 May 19 doi: 10.1007/s12098-023-04628-3. PMID: 37204597Free PMC Article
The Association of Antibiotic Duration With Successful Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Children.
Same RG, Amoah J, Hsu AJ, Hersh AL, Sklansky DJ, Cosgrove SE, Tamma PD
J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc 2021 Apr 3;10(3):267-273. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piaa055. PMID: 32525203Free PMC Article
Hepatic Hydrothorax.
Lv Y, Han G, Fan D
Ann Hepatol 2018 January-February;17(1):33-46. doi: 10.5604/01.3001.0010.7533. PMID: 29311408
Capillary leak syndrome: etiologies, pathophysiology, and management.
Siddall E, Khatri M, Radhakrishnan J
Kidney Int 2017 Jul;92(1):37-46. Epub 2017 Mar 17 doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2016.11.029. PMID: 28318633
Intrapleural use of tissue plasminogen activator and DNase in pleural infection.
Rahman NM, Maskell NA, West A, Teoh R, Arnold A, Mackinlay C, Peckham D, Davies CW, Ali N, Kinnear W, Bentley A, Kahan BC, Wrightson JM, Davies HE, Hooper CE, Lee YC, Hedley EL, Crosthwaite N, Choo L, Helm EJ, Gleeson FV, Nunn AJ, Davies RJ
N Engl J Med 2011 Aug 11;365(6):518-26. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1012740. PMID: 21830966

Recent systematic reviews

Ultrasound findings of lung ultrasonography in COVID-19: A systematic review.
Gil-Rodríguez J, Pérez de Rojas J, Aranda-Laserna P, Benavente-Fernández A, Martos-Ruiz M, Peregrina-Rivas JA, Guirao-Arrabal E
Eur J Radiol 2022 Mar;148:110156. Epub 2022 Jan 20 doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2022.110156. PMID: 35078136Free PMC Article
Cost Effectiveness of Malignant Pleural Effusion with Indwelling Catheter: Systematic Review.
Botana-Rial M, Ramos-Hernández C, Lojo-Rodríguez I, Represas-Represas C, Ruano-Raviña A, Leiro-Fernández V, Fernández-Villar A
J Palliat Med 2021 Aug;24(8):1206-1212. Epub 2020 Dec 30 doi: 10.1089/jpm.2020.0695. PMID: 33395352
Prognostic factors for severity and mortality in patients infected with COVID-19: A systematic review.
Izcovich A, Ragusa MA, Tortosa F, Lavena Marzio MA, Agnoletti C, Bengolea A, Ceirano A, Espinosa F, Saavedra E, Sanguine V, Tassara A, Cid C, Catalano HN, Agarwal A, Foroutan F, Rada G
PLoS One 2020;15(11):e0241955. Epub 2020 Nov 17 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0241955. PMID: 33201896Free PMC Article
Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions. An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical Practice Guideline.
Feller-Kopman DJ, Reddy CB, DeCamp MM, Diekemper RL, Gould MK, Henry T, Iyer NP, Lee YCG, Lewis SZ, Maskell NA, Rahman NM, Sterman DH, Wahidi MM, Balekian AA
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2018 Oct 1;198(7):839-849. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201807-1415ST. PMID: 30272503
Corticosteroids for tuberculous pleurisy.
Engel ME, Matchaba PT, Volmink J
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2007 Oct 17;(4):CD001876. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001876.pub2. PMID: 17943759

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