Pleural effusion

Credit: BRYSON BIOMEDICAL ILLUSTRATIONS/CUSTOM MEDICAL STOCK PHOTO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Caption: Pleural effusion, artwork. A pleural effusion (yellow) is the abnormal presence of a fluid in the chest lung compartment (pleural cavity). Excessive build-up of fluid will cause compression of the lung and breathing difficulties. it may occur in pneumonia, heart failure and cancer. The fluid may need to be surgically drained.

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