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Classroom classification

百科

Cholesterol empyema

心胸外科

Common symptoms

闫铁、胸痛、胸腔积液、呼吸困难、胸闷、毓卓、代超

The pathology of disease

Cholesterol empyema (chyliform effusion) is chronic pleural effusion with high cholesterol; tuberculosis/rheumatoid; chest tube; pleurodesis; treat cause; pulmonology.

Symptoms

Chronic pleural effusion; dyspnea; known TB/rheumatoid; cholesterol high in fluid; chronic; chest tube

Causes

Chronic pleural effusion; TB; rheumatoid; high cholesterol; chyliform.

Treatment

Chest tube drainage; pleurodesis; treat TB/rheumatoid; pulmonology/thoracic surgery

Dept

Pulmonology / thoracic surgery / infectious disease / rheumatology.

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