Acute benign pleural effusion, a rare presentation of hepatitis A virus: a case report and review of the literature.
Jihad Samer ZalloumTareq Z AlzughayyarFawzy M AbunejmaIbba MayadmaLayan Ziad TomehKarim Jamal AbulailaAsil Husam YagmourKhalid Jamal FarisMohammed A S AraminMo'min Ra'id MeskAsala Khalil HasaniBalqis Mustafa ShawerRawand Hisham TitiAyat A Z AljubaHussam I A AlzeerelhouseiniYousef I M ZatariPublished in: Journal of medical case reports (2022)
Acute hepatitis A virus rarely presents with pleural effusion, usually following a benign course with spontaneous resolution in most patients. Pleural effusion does not change the prognosis or require any invasive treatment. Thus, further invasive procedures are not recommended and would only complicate this self-resolving benign condition.
Keyphrases
- liver failure
- end stage renal disease
- respiratory failure
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- drug induced
- aortic dissection
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- intensive care unit
- case report
- patient reported outcomes
- single molecule
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- patient reported
- mechanical ventilation
- disease virus