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Descriptor English:   Pleural Effusion 
Descriptor Spanish:   Derrame Pleural 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Derrame Pleural 
Tree Number:   C08.528.652
Definition English:   Presence of fluid in the pleural cavity resulting from excessive transudation or exudation from the pleural surfaces. It is a sign of disease and not a diagnosis in itself. 
Indexing Annotation English:   PLEURAL EFFUSION, MALIGNANT is also available
See Related English:   Yellow Nail Syndrome
 
History Note English:   1968; was in Cat A & C 1968-1983, was PLEURAL EFFUSIONS in Cat A & C 1963-1967 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DH diet therapy
DT drug therapy EC economics
EM embryology EN enzymology
EP epidemiology EH ethnology
ET etiology GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
MO mortality NU nursing
PS parasitology PA pathology
PP physiopathology PC prevention & control
PX psychology RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging RT radiotherapy
RH rehabilitation SU surgery
TH therapy US ultrasonography
UR urine VE veterinary
VI virology  
Record Number:   11425 
Unique Identifier:   D010996 

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