Misdiagnosis of Hidden Causes of Pleural effusion

Underlying conditions list:

The list of possible underlying conditions mentioned in various sources for Pleural effusion includes:

• Heart failure
• Lung cancer
• Pulmonary embolism
• Lung inflammation
• Pleurisy
• Mesothelioma
• Kidney failure (type of Kidney disease)
• Lymphangiomyomatosis
• Empyema, pleural
• Yellow nail syndrome
• Postmyocardial infarction syndrome
• Subphrenic abscess
• Pulmonary infarction
• Hepatic cirrhosis
• Pulmonary embolic disease
• Splenic rupture
• Pulmonary oedema
• Lysuride
• Blastomycosis
• Adenocarcinoma of pleura
• Myxoedema
• Sun exposure
• Ephelides
• Ropinirole
• Pancreatitis, acute
• Piribedil
• Pseudo-Meigs syndrome
• Rheumatic fever
• Aspergillosis in immunosuppressed patients
• Lymphoma
• Pericardial effusion
• Chylothorax (Lymphatic Fluid)
• Cabergoline
• Cirrhosis of liver
• Renal failure, chronic
• Gorham's vanishing bone disease
• Entamoeba histolytica
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Hydatid disease
• Cirrhosis
• Abdominal abscess
• Malignancy
• Venous obstruction
• Acanthosis nigrican's
• Neurofibromatosis
• Pigmented naevi
• Uhl anomaly - Pleural effusions
• Whipple's disease
• Extramedullary haemopoiesis
• Rheumatoid disease
• Oesophageal rupture
• Hepatic failure
• Recurrent polyserositis
• Thoracic primary metastases
• Restrictive cardiomyopathy
• Congestive cardiac failure
• Pneumonia
• Hemochromatosis
• Cardiac failure, left sided
• Dressler's syndrome
• Wegener's granulomatosis
• Systemic lupus erythematosus
• Actinomycosis
• Secondary gastrointestinal metastases
• Bronchial neoplasm
• Ascites due to ovarian tumor (see Ascites)
• Radiotherapy
• Hernia of the diaphragm
• Uremia
• Collagen vascular disease
• Nephrotic syndrome - pleural effusion
• Paragonimiases - lung infection - pleural effusion
• Mycobacterium tuberculosis
• Bronchogenic carcinoma
• Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
• Chylothorax
• Coccidioidomycosis
• Protein-losing enteritis
• Pancreas disease
• Meigs' syndrome
• Exposure to asbestos
• Francisella tularenis infection - pleural effusion
• Lymphangioleiomyomatosis - pleural effusion
• Herbal Agent adverse reaction - Clove - pleural effusion
• Churg-Strauss syndrome
• Scrub typhus
• Breast cancer
• Sjogrens syndrome
• Tuberculosis - Pleural effusion
• Secondary breast metastases
• Constrictive pericarditis
• Haemothorax (Blood)
• Exogenous pigment exposure
• Lentigines
• Bromocriptine
• Kaposi's sarcoma
• Industrial asbestos exposure
• Secondary ovarian metastases
• Massive pulmonary embolism
• Malignant pleural infiltration
• Medication
• Perforation of the oesophagus
• Pergolide
• Juvenile chronic arthritis
• Esophageal perforation
• Radiation
• Malnutrition
• Pulmonary embolus
• Chest infection (see Chest symptoms)
• Paragonimiasis - pleural effusion
• Pulmonary venous hypertension - pleural effusion
• Fetal indomethacin syndrome - pleural effusion
• Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma - pleural effusion
• Hypoproteinaemia
• Anthrax
• Asbestosis
• Hepatic infection
• Atypical mycobacterial infection
• Sarcoidosis
• Restrictive pericardial disease
• Visceral leishmaniasis
• Melasma

Other underlying conditions related to Pleural effusion:

• Breath sounds reduced
• Breathlessness
• Chest expansion poor
• Chest pain
• Chest wall percussion dull
• Tracheal shift away from lesion
• Vocal fremitus reduced

Source: Diseases Database

Pleural effusion as a complication:

Other conditions that might have Pleural effusion as a complication might be potential underlying conditions. The list of conditions listing Pleural effusion as a complication includes:

• Bronchogenic carcinoma
• Francisella tularenis infection
• Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
• Mesothelioma
• Nephrotic syndrome
• Paragonimiases - lung infection
• Paragonimiasis
• Pleurisy
• Tuberculosis

Pleural effusion Causes: Book Excerpts

• Causes - Pleural effusion and empyema
• Causes - Pleural effusion and empyema
• Pleural Effusion - pathophysiology - Pleural Effusion

Pleural effusion as a symptom:

Conditions listing Pleural effusion as a symptom may also be potential underlying conditions.

For a more detailed analysis of Pleural effusion as a symptom, including causes, drug side effect causes, and drug interaction causes, please see our Symptom Center information for Pleural effusion.

• Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
• Fetal indomethacin syndrome
• Herbal Agent adverse reaction - Clove
• Lung cancer
• Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
• Mesothelioma
• Pulmonary venous hypertension
• Uhl anomaly

About underlying conditions:

With a diagnosis of Pleural effusion, it is important to consider whether there is an underlying condition causing Pleural effusion. These are other medical conditions that may possibly cause Pleural effusion. For general information on this form of misdiagnosis, see Underlying Condition Misdiagnosis or Overview of Misdiagnosis.
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