Successful continuation of peritoneal dialysis after "Sweet" hydrothorax
BANTAO Journal, cilt.13, sa.1, ss.42-45, 2015 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 13 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2015
- Doi Numarası: 10.1515/bj-2015-0009
- Dergi Adı: BANTAO Journal
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.42-45
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Peritoneal dialysis, Pleural effusion, Sweet hydrothorax
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
A 44-year-old woman with end-stage renal disease presented with dyspnea on exertion and a vague chest pain about two weeks after commencing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) four months ago. A chest x-ray revealed massive unilateral right-sided pleural effusion. Laboratory analysis of the effusion revealed low protein and lactate dehydrogenase but elevated glucose levels were consistent with transudate and pleuro-peritoneal leakage. Pleural glucose concentration was much higher than patients' serum glucose concentration, which was suggestive of "sweet" hydrothorax because of this high glucose concentration. It is advisable to keep this condition in mind among the differenttial diagnoses of hydrothorax in patients on CAPD.