Corticosteroid Therapy for Refractory Uremic Pleurisy / 이화의대지
The Ewha Medical Journal
;
: 125-128, 2016.
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en Inglés
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| ID: wpr-84898
ABSTRACT
Uremic pleuritis is a fibrinous pleuritis of unknown pathogenesis in patients with chronic kidney disease. Although it responds to regular dialysis or repeated thoracentesis, cases that are refractory to those therapies have been reported. We report a case of uremic pleuritis which showed marked improvement following corticosteroid therapy. The effusion was exudate, and negative in cytology and microbiology. Pleural biopsy revealed chronic inflammation with fibrosis. The pleural effusion did not respond to chest tube drainage and continuance of hemodialysis. With a diagnosis of refractory uremic pleuritis, we started methylprednisolone. The pleural effusion responded to the treatment and resolved without complication.
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Asunto principal:
Derrame Pleural
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Pleuresia
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Uremia
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Biopsia
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Fibrosis
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Fibrina
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Metilprednisolona
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Tubos Torácicos
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Drenaje
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Diálisis Renal
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
Límite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
The Ewha Medical Journal
Año:
2016
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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