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Persistent pleuritic chest pain in a patient with cystic fibrosis.

Stefanie LoueyShivanthan ShanthikumarMoya VandeleurAmanda GweePhilip J Robinson
Published 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.
Keyphrases
  • cystic fibrosis
  • pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • lung function
  • case report
  • pulmonary tuberculosis
  • chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • cell wall