Can encapsulated pleural effusion die

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Pleural effusion can be classified into several different categories. Of course, different diseases may have different clinical manifestations and different treatment methods. Patients with encapsulated pleural effusion are afraid that their lives will be threatened. Let's talk about whether encapsulated pleural effusion will die.

Can encapsulated pleural effusion die

First, when the encapsulated pleural effusion is pleurisy, the visceral and parietal pleural adhesions make the pleural effusion confined to a certain part of the pleural cavity, which is more common in the lower chest wall. On the X-ray tangent film, the Encapsulated Effusion showed semicircular or flat mound shadow protruding from the chest wall to the lung field. The angle between the upper and lower edges and the chest wall was obtuse, with uniform density and clear edge. It was common in tuberculosis.

Second: puncture, aspiration of effusion or injection of drugs at specific sites in combination with X-ray or ultrasonic positioning. Imaging examination is helpful to understand the extent of lung and mediastinal lymph nodes. Due to the rapid growth and persistence of pleural effusion, patients often suffer from severe dyspnea or even death due to the pressure of a large number of effusion. Therefore, repeated thoracentesis is necessary for this kind of patients. However, repeated pumping can cause too much protein loss.

Third: intrapleural injection of biological immunomodulators is a more successful method to explore the treatment of malignant pleural effusion in recent years. It can inhibit malignant tumor cells, enhance the local infiltration and activity of lymphocytes, and make pleural adhesion. In order to close the pleural cavity, pleural adhesions, such as tetracycline, erythromycin and talcum powder, can be injected after the drainage of pleural fluid with thoracic intubation to make the two layers of pleural adhesions, so as to avoid the re formation of pleural fluid. If a small amount of lidocaine and dexamethasone are injected at the same time, the adverse reactions such as pain and fever can be alleviated.

matters needing attention

At present, there are many methods for the treatment of pleural effusion, and patients need not be too negative. This will be very detrimental to the treatment and rehabilitation of the disease. Although there are some complex phenomena in the treatment of encapsulated pleural effusion, patients must maintain an optimistic attitude.