• Disease-a-month : DM · Apr 2019

    Obstetric and gynecologic causes of pleural effusions.

    • Leonard Riley, Apurwa Karki, Hiren J Mehta, and Ali Ataya.
    • Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
    • Dis Mon. 2019 Apr 1; 65 (4): 109-114.

    AbstractObstetric and gynecologic pleural effusions may occur in the setting of different diseases and conditions, early and appropriate recognition of the different etiologies of these effusions will aid in appropriate treatment management. In this paper we will give an overview of the different pleural effusion etiologies that may be encountered including catamenial hemothorax, ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, the different Meigs' syndromes and benign peripartum pleural effusion.Copyright © 2018. Published by Elsevier Inc.

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