Persistent pleuritic chest pain in a patient with cystic fibrosis.
Stefanie LoueyShivanthan ShanthikumarMoya VandeleurAmanda GweePhilip J RobinsonPublished in: Breathe (Sheffield, England) (2022)
Pleural effusion is rare in cystic fibrosis. Infection leading to pleural effusion is likely to be polymicrobial, including contributory fungal infection; microbiology of pleural fluid is commonly discordant with sputum. https://bit.ly/3MJXrhk.