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Paciente nonagenario con derrame pleural derecho / Nonagerian patient with right pleural effusion
Esteban Gimeno, A. B; García-Arilla, E.
Affiliation
  • Esteban Gimeno, A. B; Hospital Geriátrico San Jorge. Zaragoza. España
  • García-Arilla, E; Hospital Geriátrico San Jorge. Zaragoza. España
Rev. esp. geriatr. gerontol. (Ed. impr.) ; 41(1): 69-72, ene. 2006. ilus
Article in Es | IBECS | ID: ibc-044918
Responsible library: ES1.1
Localization: ES1.1 - BNCS
RESUMEN
El derrame pleural es un hallazgo frecuente relacionado con distintas enfermedades en el anciano. Presentamos el caso de un paciente nonagenario con dolor en costado como síntoma principal, asociado a deterioro funcional de varias semanas de evolución. Su buena situación previa, física, cognitiva y funcional justificaba la extensión del proceso diagnóstico y una posible actuación sobre el proceso subyacente, dado que la orientación diagnóstica inicial descartó la insuficiencia cardíaca y el derrame pleural metaneumónico, causas más frecuentes. La dificultad del diagnóstico diferencial entre un mesotelioma difuso pleural y un adenocarcinoma pleural de origen metastásico, su forma de presentación, las opciones terapéuticas, el pronóstico y la evolución en nuestro paciente es motivo de revisión
ABSTRACT
Pleural effusion is a frequent finding related to various diseases in the elderly. We describe the case of a 90-year-old man with right-sided pleuritic chest pain as the main symptom and functional deterioration of several weeks' duration. The patient's previous good physical, cognitive and functional status justified further diagnostic investigations and possible intervention on the underlying process, since the initial approach ruled out other, more frequent causes such as heart failure and metapneumonic pleural effusion. We discuss the difficulty of making a differential diagnosis between diffuse pleural mesothelioma and metastatic pleural adenocarcinoma and describe their forms of presentation, therapeutic options, prognosis and

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Collection: National databases / Spain Database: IBECS Main subject: Pleural Effusion / Pleural Neoplasms / Mesothelioma Type of study: Diagnostic study / Prognostic study Limits: Aged / Humans / Male Language: Spanish Journal: Rev. esp. geriatr. gerontol. (Ed. impr.) Year: 2006 Document type: Article Institution/Affiliation country: Hospital Geriátrico San Jorge/España
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Collection: National databases / Spain Database: IBECS Main subject: Pleural Effusion / Pleural Neoplasms / Mesothelioma Type of study: Diagnostic study / Prognostic study Limits: Aged / Humans / Male Language: Spanish Journal: Rev. esp. geriatr. gerontol. (Ed. impr.) Year: 2006 Document type: Article Institution/Affiliation country: Hospital Geriátrico San Jorge/España
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