title: Minoxidil-associated exudative pleural effusion.
abstract: Recurrent pleural effusions are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Drug-related reactions causing pleural effusions are not common, but their identification can potentially improve patient outcome. Minoxidil has been implicated in pleuropericardial effusions in patients with chronic kidney disease. The exact mechanism by which pleural effusion occurs is still unclear. We report a case of isolated exudative pleural effusion associated with minoxidil in a patient without underlying kidney disease that almost completely resolved after the drug was discontinued.
authors.affiliation: Texas [corrected] Tech University Health Science Center at the Permian Basin, Odessa, Texas, USA. atif1.siddiqui@ttuhsc.edu
authors.forename: Atif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Siddiqui
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ansari
authors.forename: Jawairia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shakil
authors.forename: Rama
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chemitiganti
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008914:Minoxidil / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D008914:Minoxidil