"Pleural Effusion" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Presence of fluid in the pleural cavity resulting from excessive transudation or exudation from the pleural surfaces. It is a sign of disease and not a diagnosis in itself.
| Descriptor ID |
D010996
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.528.652
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| Concept/Terms |
Pleural Effusion- Pleural Effusion
- Effusion, Pleural
- Effusions, Pleural
- Pleural Effusions
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pleural Effusion" by people in Profiles.
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Masood KI, Shahid S, Jabeen K, Farooqi J, Kerawala SR, Irfan M. Diagnostic accuracy of different cut-off values of adenosine deaminase levels in tuberculous pleural effusion. J Pak Med Assoc. 2023 Jan; 73(1):13-16.
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Moriguchi M, Takakuwa T, Kageyama K, Okamura H, Nanno S, Nishimoto M, Nakashima Y, Koh H, Nakane T, Yamamoto A, Nakamae H, Hino M. [Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma with markedly improved chylothorax by lymphangiography]. Rinsho Ketsueki. 2021; 62(6):554-559.
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Al-Kouatly HB, Felder L, Makhamreh MM, Kass SL, Vora NL, Berghella V, Berger S, Wenger DA, Luzi P. Lysosomal storage disease spectrum in nonimmune hydrops fetalis: a retrospective case control study. Prenat Diagn. 2020 05; 40(6):738-745.
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Irfan M, Idrees F, Jabeen K, Zubairi ABS, Butt S, Hasan R. Accuracy of genotype MTBDRplus line probe assay in patients with tuberculous pleural effusion: comparison with clinical and culture based diagnosis. Infect Dis (Lond). 2020 04; 52(4):235-241.
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Thomas R, Madan R, Gooptu M, Hatabu H, Hammer MM. Significance of the Reverse Halo Sign in Immunocompromised Patients. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2019 09; 213(3):549-554.
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Gardecki J, Patel K, Rowshan O. Scan the lung: Point-of-care ultrasound of a pulmonary consolidation with loculated pleural effusion. Am J Emerg Med. 2019 02; 37(2):377.e1-377.e3.
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Jain S, Gupta A, Nagalla S. A Mediastinal Mass in a Young Man. JAMA. 2018 06 19; 319(23):2432-2433.
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Jatwani S, Handa R, Jatwani K, Chugh K. Bronchiolitis obliterans organising pneumonia as an initial manifestation in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus: a rare presentation. BMJ Case Rep. 2018 May 26; 2018.
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Peranteau WH, Adzick NS, Boelig MM, Flake AW, Hedrick HL, Howell LJ, Moldenhauer JS, Khalek N, Martinez-Poyer J, Johnson MP. Thoracoamniotic shunts for the management of fetal lung lesions and pleural effusions: a single-institution review and predictors of survival in 75 cases. J Pediatr Surg. 2015 Feb; 50(2):301-5.
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Cudzilo C, Aragaki A, Guitron J, Benzaquen S. Methotrexate-induced pleuropericarditis and eosinophilic pleural effusion. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2014 Jan; 21(1):90-2.