How do infection causes pleural effusion?

Answer 1

This can occur, usually in advanced metastatic Breast cancer, due to cardiopulmonary vascular effects, and then fluid builds up in the pleura (the lining of the lungs).

Answer 2

Pleural effusion is caused when the fluid that lubricates the lungs and the lining of the lungs accumulates in excess. There are a couple reasons this might happen.

1. The most common cause is from Left Ventricular Failure. The heart can't pump all the fluid out of the heart and it eventually backs up into the lungs and pushes its way out the very leaky capillaries into this space.
2. The second reason could be from a type of lung disease such as cancer, pneumonia, or TB.

Some common clinical manifestations are:

Shortness of breath, chest pain (sharp and gets worse when breathing deep or coughing), cough, hiccups, and rapid breathing.

Answer 3

pleural effusion is a secondary disease being related to tuberculosis or other lung disease such as TB, pneumonia etc... because there is irritation on the lining of pleural cavity, thus altering the permeability of the membrane and decreasing the oncotic pressure needed to drain the excess fluid in the pleural space. normally there is a small amount of pleural fluid in the pleural space that lubricates the parietal and visceral pleura during expiring and inspiring.. pleural effusion is a secondary disease being related to tuberculosis or other lung disease such as TB, pneumonia etc... because there is irritation on the lining of pleural cavity, thus altering the permeability of the membrane and decreasing the oncotic pressure needed to drain the excess fluid in the pleural space. normally there is a small amount of pleural fluid in the pleural space that lubricates the parietal and visceral pleura during expiring and inspiring..

Answer 4

According to Copstead, "Exudates (a type pleural effusion) are associated with increased production of fluid due to increase permeability of pleural membrane (inflammation) or impaired lymphathic drainage."

Answer 5

Pleural effusion refers to the accumulation of excessive pleural fluid between the visceral and parietal pleural layers. This can impair breathing by limiting the expansion of the lungs during ventilation.

Answer 6

Serious infections, such as pneumonia, can lead to pleural effusions, in some cases.

Answer 7

This can occur, usually in advanced metastatic Breast cancer, due to cardiopulmonary vascular effects, and then fluid builds up in the pleura (the lining of the lungs).

Answer 8

Malignant pleural effusions, fluid around the lungs, are caused by cancer. Lung and breast cancer, as well as leukemia and lymphoma are the main causes of pleural effusions.