Massive pleural effusion in diffuse granulomatous disease

Chest. 1997 Jul;112(1):284-8. doi: 10.1378/chest.112.1.284.

Abstract

Although recurrent, massive pleural effusions frequently are associated with malignancy, they rarely occur in granulomatous diseases of the lung. We report the case of a 50-year-old man with a recurrent, massive pleural effusion and a diffuse granulomatous disease that involved the lung, the lymphatics, and bone marrow. The cause of the effusion and granulomatous disease is not entirely clear; however, the effusion did resolve with antifungal therapy and a brief course of corticosteroids.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bone Marrow / pathology
  • Granuloma / complications*
  • Granuloma / diagnosis
  • Granuloma / microbiology
  • Histoplasmosis / complications*
  • Histoplasmosis / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Lung / pathology
  • Lung Diseases, Fungal / complications*
  • Lung Diseases, Fungal / diagnosis
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pleural Effusion / diagnosis
  • Pleural Effusion / etiology*
  • Recurrence
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed