Abstract | BACKGROUND: PURPOSE: To classify and characterize diseases causing "black pleural effusion" based on the pathophysiological mechanisms involved. METHODS: We searched the medical literature to find reports of "black pleural effusion" using the PubMed database. RESULTS: CONCLUSION: Black pleural effusions can be divided into 4 major categories based on the underlying pathophysiological conditions.
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Authors | Takeshi Saraya, Richard W Light, Hajime Takizawa, Hajime Goto |
Journal | The American journal of medicine
(Am J Med)
Vol. 126
Issue 7
Pg. 641.e1-6
(Jul 2013)
ISSN: 1555-7162 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 23591042
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Topics |
- Bacterial Infections
(complications)
- Biliary Tract Diseases
(complications)
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
(complications)
- Empyema, Pleural
(complications)
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Melanoma
(complications)
- Pancreatic Cyst
(complications)
- Pigmentation
- Pleural Effusion
(etiology)
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