Primary Effusion Lymphoma in an Elderly HIV-Negative Patient with Hemodialysis: Importance of Evaluation for Pleural Effusion in Patients Receiving Hemodialysis

Primary Effusion Lymphoma in an Elderly HIV-Negative Patient with Hemodialysis: Importance of Evaluation for Pleural Effusion in Patients Receiving Hemodialysis

Pleural effusion is a ubiquitous complication in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Common etiologies of pleural effusion in this patient group are heart failure, volume overload, parapneumonic effusion, tuberculotic pleuritis, and uremic pleuritis. Although thoracentesis is a useful diagnostic method of p...

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Main Authors: Sasaki, Yosuke, Isegawa, Takuya, Shimabukuro, Akira, Yonaha, Tomoki, Yonaha, Hiroyasu
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: S. Karger AG 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4067712/

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