Saturday, October 27, 2007

Pleural effusion

Symptoms:

Onset -- (a) Acute with attack of pleuritic pain or pyrexia of unknown origin, later with pain. (b) Subacute. (c)Insidious -- with ill-defined health followed by dyspnoea.

1. pain -- in early stage due to dry pleurisy replaced by dull ache.

2. Dyspnoea -- depends on rate of collection of fluid.

3. Cough usually dry.

4. Loss of weight.

5. Symptoms of toxemia -- Malaise, fever, anorexia.

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