In:
International Journal of Frontiers in Life Science Research, Frontier Research Publication, Vol. 5, No. 1 ( 2023-7-30), p. 009-016
Abstract:
Heart failure with massive bilateral pleural effusion (over 2 liters) is a rare occurrence that is yet to be dispelled due to the dearth of information on the topic. The prevalence and mortality of CCF are rising. Clinical features of heart failure include dyspnea, orthopnea, fatigue, anorexia early satiety, pedal edema, abdominal distension/ascites, anorexia, nausea, elevated jugular venous pressure, displaced apex beat, crepitations, hepatomegaly, jaundice. Pleural effusion may complicate this picture and worsen the clinical state. Pleural effusion in heart failure is usually transudative, with pleural fluid parameters in keeping with the Light criteria. The case is that of a 59-year-old man with acute decompensated congestive cardiac failure 2⁰ to Dilated cardiomyopathy in NYHA class IV precipitated by poor drug adherence, complicated by massive bilateral pleural effusion. He required prolonged chest tube drainage and subsequently had good clinical improvement. This case report serves as a wake-up call that these essentially rare occurrences still exist and that the clinical judgment and expertise of the clinician will be tested on a daily basis.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2783-0470
DOI:
10.53294/ijflsr.2023.5.1
DOI:
10.53294/ijflsr.2023.5.1.0072
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
Frontier Research Publication
Publication Date:
2023