Open AccessEtiology, clinical characteristics, and management of pleural effusion in Ilorin, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Peter Oladapo Adeoye,
Wahab Rotimi Johnson,
Olufemi Olumuyiwa Desalu,
Chima Pascal Ofoegbu,
Ademola Emmanuel Fawibe,
AK Salami,
Abayomi Fadeyi,
Akingbade Adebayo Akin-Dosumu,
Rasheedat Mobolaji Ibraheem
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/0300-1652.219349
Subject(s) - medicine , malignancy , pleural effusion , etiology , pneumonia , tuberculosis , thoracostomy , pleurodesis , effusion , surgery , malignant pleural effusion , pneumothorax , pathology
Pleural effusion (PE) is a primary manifestation or secondary complication of many disorders. This study reviews the pattern and management of PE in a Nigerian hospital.