Pleural effusion associated with aortitis syndrome.
A patient with aortitis syndrome had a pleural effusion which subsided but reappeared with an exacerbation of aortitis symptoms while under antituberculosis treatment. The character of the fluid was that of an exudate, and the glucose concentration was normal. Clinical and laboratory features of the case suggest that the effusion was part of the aortitis syndrome per se.
D000328:Adult; D001015:Aortic Arch Syndromes / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000032:analysis / Q000209:etiology*; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014396:Tuberculosis, Pleural / Q000175:diagnosis