1. Characteristics of pleural effusion due to amyloidosis
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Pou, Cristina, Ferreiro, Lucía, Suárez-Antelo, Juan, Golpe, Antonio, Álvarez-Dobaño, José M., Toubes, María Elena, Lama, Adriana, Rodríguez-Núñez, Nuria, Ricoy, Jorge, Rábade, Carlos, Lourido, Tamara, and Valdés, Luis
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Microsoft Corp. ,Medical research -- Health aspects ,Medicine, Experimental -- Health aspects ,Chemotherapy -- Health aspects ,Cancer -- Chemotherapy ,Amyloidosis -- Health aspects ,Pleural effusions -- Health aspects ,Health - Abstract
The characteristics of patients with pleural amyloidosis (PA) are poorly known. A systematic review was performed of studies reporting clinical findings, pleural fluid (PF) characteristics, and the most effective treatment of PA. Case descriptions and retrospective studies were included. The review included 95 studies with a total sample of 196 patients. The mean age was 63 years, male/female ratio was 1.6:1, and 91.9 of patients were >50 years. The most common symptom was dyspnea (88 patients). PF was generally serious (63), predominantly lymphocytic, and with the biochemical characteristics of transudates (43.4) or exudates (42.6). Pleural effusion was generally bilateral (55) and Keywords: Amyloidosis, pleural effusion, pleural fluid, Author(s): Cristina Pou [1]; Lucía Ferreiro (corresponding author) [2,3]; Juan Suárez-Antelo [2]; Antonio Golpe [2,3]; José M. Álvarez-Dobaño [2,3]; María Elena Toubes [2]; Adriana Lama [2]; Nuria Rodríguez-Núñez [2]; Jorge [...]
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- 2023
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