Figure 1: Chest radiographs showing a parapneumonic effusion requiring diagnostic thoracentesis. (A) Right lower lobe consolidation and a parapneumonic effusion (posterior anterior view). (B) Pleural ...

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The pleural space is defined by the visceral pleura, which covers the lung, and the parietal pleura, which covers the chest wall, diaphragm, and mediastinum. It is estimated that pleural effusion ...

Empyema is considered to be a sub-classification of parapneumonic pleural effusion. A parapneumonic effusion describes the build-up of activated pleural fluid which is associated with a lung infection ...

Gathering of initial clinical data guided by the differential diagnosis can orient care by identifying patients in need of urgent evaluation and by highlighting possible etiologies. The initial ...