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Parapneumonic pulmonary effusion Health Article

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Reviewer Info: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.; ADAM Health Illustrated Encyclopedia, 07/15/2008

Definition

Parapneumonic pulmonary effusion is an build up of fluid between layers of the tissue lining the lung and the chest cavity, which develops in the setting of pneumonia.
Respiratory system
Respiratory system

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