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Introduction: Long-term follow-up course for patients with idiopathic pleural effusions has not been established. Methods: From October 2013 to June 2021 all patients with idiopathic effusion were prospectively followed up with clinical examination and imaging at 1, 3, 6 and every 6 months for a minimum of 1 year. Results: Twenty-nine patients were diagnosed with idiopathic effusion and followed up. Mesothelioma was detected during the follow-up in two patients at 7 and 18 months, one of whom had blood-tinged pleural fluid and the other reported a 10% weight loss. Mesothelioma was not diagnosed in any of the patients with effusion covering less than two thirds of the hemithorax, and without constitutional symptoms or a blood-tinged fluid appearance. Most of the effusions resolved or showed a clear improvement in the first six months. Conclusion: Patients without weight loss and with small, non-hematic effusions, may benefit from conservative treatment and clinical-radiological follow-up.

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Author

A. Vázquez; M. Simó; O. Persiva; L. Sánchez; I. Sansano; C. Alemán

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Published

2023

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)