Thoracoscopic, histological, and clinical findings in nine case of rheumatoid pleural effusion

A characteristic thoracoscopic picture of a granular parietal pleural surface was found in nine patients with rheumatoid pleurisy. Characteristic changes could be identified histopathologically in material obtained by biopsy. The rheumatoid pleural effusion resolved within an average of 14 months an...

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Published in:Thorax 1985-05, Vol.40 (5), p.371-375
Main Authors: Faurschou, P, Francis, D, Faarup, P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Arthritis, Rheumatoid - complications
Arthritis, Rheumatoid - pathology
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Pleura - pathology
Pleural Effusion - etiology
Pleural Effusion - pathology
Pleurisy - etiology
Pleurisy - pathology
Pneumology
Respiratory system : syndromes and miscellaneous diseases
Thoracoscopy
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Summary:A characteristic thoracoscopic picture of a granular parietal pleural surface was found in nine patients with rheumatoid pleurisy. Characteristic changes could be identified histopathologically in material obtained by biopsy. The rheumatoid pleural effusion resolved within an average of 14 months and no serious complications developed after the pleurisy. It is concluded that in rheumatoid pleural effusion a positive diagnosis can be made by thoracoscopy, preferably supported by the identification of microscopic structural changes in the parietal pleura.
ISSN:0040-6376
1468-3296
DOI:10.1136/thx.40.5.371