Pleural effusion as an isolated finding in COVID-19 infection

<p dir="ltr">Common radiological findings of COVID -19 infection include bilateral ground-glass opacities in lower lobes with a peripheral distribution. Pleural effusion is considered a rare manifestation of COVID -19 infection. We present a 52 years old patient with a three-week his...

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المؤلف الرئيسي: Mousa Hussein (14137052) (author)
مؤلفون آخرون: Irfan Ul Haq (9853260) (author), Mansoor Hameed (11324145) (author), Merlin Thomas (6252059) (author), Anam Elarabi (17075254) (author), Mona Allingawi (17075257) (author), Issam Al-Bozom (4711098) (author)
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Irfan Ul Haq (9853260)
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Mona Allingawi (17075257)
Issam Al-Bozom (4711098)
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Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
Clinical sciences
COVID-19
Pleural effusion
Lactate dehydrogenase
Pleural biopsy
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description <p dir="ltr">Common radiological findings of COVID -19 infection include bilateral ground-glass opacities in lower lobes with a peripheral distribution. Pleural effusion is considered a rare manifestation of COVID -19 infection. We present a 52 years old patient with a three-week history of right-sided pleuritic chest pain, fever, and dyspnea. Laboratory investigations revealed high C-reactive protein and ferritin levels and a positive COVID-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) from a nasopharyngeal swab. Chest X-ray and Computed tomography (CT) identified a moderate right-sided pleural effusion, which was exudative with mixed cellularity and high Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH). Histopathology of thoracoscopic pleural biopsy didn't reveal granulomas, malignancy, or any microbiological growth. We postulate that having ruled out any other cause the effusion was likely related to the Covid-19 infection. Our case highlights that COVID-19 can present with isolated pleural effusions, therefore it should be kept as an etiology of effusions especially if other possible causes have been ruled out.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Respiratory Medicine Case Reports<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101269" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101269</a></p>
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spelling Pleural effusion as an isolated finding in COVID-19 infectionMousa Hussein (14137052)Irfan Ul Haq (9853260)Mansoor Hameed (11324145)Merlin Thomas (6252059)Anam Elarabi (17075254)Mona Allingawi (17075257)Issam Al-Bozom (4711098)Biomedical and clinical sciencesCardiovascular medicine and haematologyClinical sciencesCOVID-19Pleural effusionLactate dehydrogenasePleural biopsy<p dir="ltr">Common radiological findings of COVID -19 infection include bilateral ground-glass opacities in lower lobes with a peripheral distribution. Pleural effusion is considered a rare manifestation of COVID -19 infection. We present a 52 years old patient with a three-week history of right-sided pleuritic chest pain, fever, and dyspnea. Laboratory investigations revealed high C-reactive protein and ferritin levels and a positive COVID-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) from a nasopharyngeal swab. Chest X-ray and Computed tomography (CT) identified a moderate right-sided pleural effusion, which was exudative with mixed cellularity and high Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH). Histopathology of thoracoscopic pleural biopsy didn't reveal granulomas, malignancy, or any microbiological growth. We postulate that having ruled out any other cause the effusion was likely related to the Covid-19 infection. Our case highlights that COVID-19 can present with isolated pleural effusions, therefore it should be kept as an etiology of effusions especially if other possible causes have been ruled out.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Respiratory Medicine Case Reports<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101269" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101269</a></p>2020-10-21T00:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101269https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Pleural_effusion_as_an_isolated_finding_in_COVID-19_infection/24225646CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/242256462020-10-21T00:00:00Z
spellingShingle Pleural effusion as an isolated finding in COVID-19 infection
Mousa Hussein (14137052)
Biomedical and clinical sciences
Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
Clinical sciences
COVID-19
Pleural effusion
Lactate dehydrogenase
Pleural biopsy
status_str publishedVersion
title Pleural effusion as an isolated finding in COVID-19 infection
title_full Pleural effusion as an isolated finding in COVID-19 infection
title_fullStr Pleural effusion as an isolated finding in COVID-19 infection
title_full_unstemmed Pleural effusion as an isolated finding in COVID-19 infection
title_short Pleural effusion as an isolated finding in COVID-19 infection
title_sort Pleural effusion as an isolated finding in COVID-19 infection
topic Biomedical and clinical sciences
Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
Clinical sciences
COVID-19
Pleural effusion
Lactate dehydrogenase
Pleural biopsy