[Acute hydrothorax as a complication of peritoneal dialysis: report of a case and review of the literature].
Report a case of a patient suffering from acute pancreatitis with renal failure, who needed peritoneal dialysis and developed acute hydrothorax as a complication of the procedure. The diagnosis was made by the high levels of glucose on pleural effusion (455 mg/dL) and glycemia of 81 mg/dL). This complication probably occurs because of a pathological diaphragmatic defect, communicating peritoneal and pleural cavities. The treatment consists of prompt interruption of peritoneal dialysis with improvement of symptomatology.
Scarpinella-Bueno
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MA
Departamento de Clínica Médica, Hospital de Ensino, Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, Santo André, SP.
Krybus
J
J
Dutra
R F
RF
Napolitano
A C
AC
Ferraboli
R
R
Bergamo
R R
RR
Namura
J J
JJ
D000208:Acute Disease; D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000150:complications; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D006876:Hydrothorax / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000150:complications; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*
Hidrotórax agudo como complicação da diálise peritoneal: relato de um caso e revisão da literatura.