title: Common pleural effusions in children.
abstract: The evaluation of pleural effusions in children differ from that of the adult in cause, symptom presentation, character of the fluid, techniques for diagnosis, treatment or management, and prognosis. These similarities and differences are reviewed with emphasis on the treatment of empyema.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Givan
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Eigen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D016724:Empyema, Pleural / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005122:Exudates and Transudates / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity