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Left sided Hemorrhagic Pleural effusion due to Acute Pancreatitis and a Pseudocyst

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  • Indian Journal of Basic & Applied Medical Research

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  • 2015

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A 42 year old male presented to emergency department with shortness of breath and chest pain radiating to back which relieved on lying down. On examination he was tachypneic, cachexic and pale.ChestXray showed left side pleural effusion with subsegmental collapse of left lower lobe. CT abdomen showed calcifications in head of pancreas and a pseudocyst near to body of pancreas along withseptate collections in lesser sac communicating with left pleural effusion. Pleural fluid analysis showed hemorrhagic fluid with significant amylase(21,320 IU/dl) in it. Thoracocentesis was done twice for fluid aspiration and treated symptomatically.OnSurgical consultation a Cystogastrotomy was done and was discharged on stable condition.
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