A 67-year-old white female who was treated for exacerbation of her chronic obstructive pulmonary disease returned a week later with the same shortness of breath. This time she had new-onset bilateral ...

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 ...

Pleural effusion, the accumulation of fluid in the pleural space, may reflect a broad spectrum of underlying disorders ranging from infection and malignancy to systemic diseases. Accurate ...