The diagnosis of uremia-associated effusion is one of exclusion. A patient with an unexplained chronic pleural exudate, which cleared with dialysis, is reported. The differential diagnosis of pleural effusions in patients with chronic kidney disease and the management of uremic pleuritis is briefly discussed.
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uremic pleuritis; pleural effusion; dialysis
Co-Action Publishing
Reproducció del document publicat a https://doi.org/10.3402/jchimp.v3i3-4.22466
Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, 2013, vol. 3, núm. 3-4, p. 1-2
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