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Pleural effusion
My mom is 56 years old. For the past one week she's suffering from acidity during night. We did ultrasound. Impression was mild pleural effusion. What is pleural effusion? Can we cure this by medicine. She's much worried and afraid. Pls guide us
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Pleural effusion is fluid outside lungs can be due to cardiac or kidney cause or infection
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consult a Pulmonologist
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Dr. Santosh Jha
Respiratory Medicine
11 yrs exp
Delhi
need to have a detailed evaluation and reveiw of chest xray and ultrasound..can be due to infection or fluid accumulation due to heart cause.
consult a Pulmonologist!
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Dr. P M Anbumaran
Pulmonologist
12 yrs exp
Chennai
Needed detailed history,do a online consultation with a pulmonologist for further evaluation and management
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Dr. Aditya Parihar
Pulmonologist
22 yrs exp
Nagpur
Hi noted above history and related issues
As you stated reports of fluid collection on lungs surrounding pleura at 56 yrs has different problems
Needs evaluation and evaluation detailed symptoms
Yes it can be treated of accurate diagnosis
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Open personal consult for proper evaluation investigation and treatment
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