title: An unusual cause of massive pleural effusion.
abstract: Pleural effusions in ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, whether transudative or exudative, can occur in up to 30% of cases. This disorder is always reversible but may have various clinical presentations and degrees of severity. Although assessing for risk factors to predict clinical severity is helpful, it is rare for ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome to present as a massive pleural effusion requiring emergent intervention. In this study, such a case is reported.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Disorders Medicine, University of Louisville Health Sciences Center, Louisville, KY 40202, USA. lcbass11@gmail.com
authors.forename: Leon C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Bass
authors.forename: Thomas A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Dillard
authors.forename: Caralee J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Forseen
authors.forename: William B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D005122:Exudates and Transudates / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016471:Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012307:Risk Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography