Diagnosaurus
Pleural effusion and fever
DDx
- Empyema
- Pneumonia with parapneumonic effusion
- Cancer
- Pulmonary embolism
- Tuberculosis
- Connective tissue disease (eg, rheumatoid arthritis)
- Viral infection
- Fungal infection
- Rickettsial infection
- Parasitic infection (eg, Paragonimus)
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Pleural Effusion and Fever." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/115076/all/Pleural_effusion_and_fever.
Zeiger RFR. Pleural effusion and fever. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/115076/all/Pleural_effusion_and_fever. Accessed April 26, 2025.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Pleural effusion and fever. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/115076/all/Pleural_effusion_and_fever
Zeiger RFR. Pleural Effusion and Fever [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2025 April 26]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/115076/all/Pleural_effusion_and_fever.
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