What are the causes of pleural effusion?

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In fact, under normal circumstances, there will be a small number of pleural effusion, which is about 3 to 15 ml. its main function is to lubricate, especially for people's breathing movement. The content of pleural effusion is often not fixed. Generally speaking, in 24 hours, the pleural cavity of such people can produce about 500 to 1000 ml of liquid, which will be absorbed again through the body capillaries. What are the causes of pleural effusion? Now let me tell you something.

What are the causes of pleural effusion?

The pathological pleural effusion can be exudative pleural effusion or exudative pleural effusion. There are many reasons that can lead to pleural effusion, for example, pleural effusion can be caused by increased capillary pressure above the pleura, and it can also be caused by increased capillary permeability above the pleura.

Sometimes the body may appear for a variety of reasons, pleural capillary internal colloid osmotic pressure decreased, at this time can also lead to pleural effusion. Another reason is that the lymphatic drainage above the parietal pleura is obstructed, such as canceration, which is easy to produce pleural effusion.

In fact, a person's chest because of the strong impact of external force may make pleural hemorrhage, which is easy to cause pleural effusion. There is also because some iatrogenic improper operation can also make postoperative pleural effusion this phenomenon. If a person has pleural effusion, it is often accompanied by body fever and poor breathing.

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Heart failure or cancer pleural metastasis can lead to pleural effusion, pleural inflammation can also cause pleural effusion, if you feel chest swelling and dyspnea, chest pain when breathing, then it is likely to be exudative pleural effusion caused by inflammation.