Eosinophilic pleural effusion: a brief review of case reports in literature

Eosinophilic pleural effusion is defined by an eosinophil count of more than 10 percent in the pleural fluid. Pleural irritation, trauma, and malignancy are common causes of eosinophilic pleural effusion. Drug reaction, infection, inflammation, pulmonary embolism, toxin, cirrhosis, and heart failure should be considered in the differential diagnosis. In this report the National Library of Medicine's Medline database was searched for case reports diagnosed with eosinophilic pleural effusion.

Eozinofilik plevral efüzyon: literatürdeki olgu sunumlarýnýn kýsa bir deðerlendirmesi

Plevra sývýsýnda eozinofil sayýsýnýn yüzde 10'dan yüksek olmasý eozinofilik plevral efüzyon olarak tanýmlanýr. Plevral hasar, travma ve malignite eozinofilik plevral efüzyonun sýk nedenlerindendir. Ýlaç reaksiyonu, infeksiyon, inflamasyon, pulmoner embolizm, toksin, siroz ve kalp yetmezliði ayýrýcý tanýda düþünülmelidir. Bu raporda National Library of Medicine's Medline veritabaný araþtýrýlmýþ ve eozinofilik plevral efüzyon tanýsý alan olgu sunularý deðerlendirilmiþtir.