title: Diagnosis exjuvantibus of a persistent pleural effusion.
abstract: The diagnosis of uremia-associated effusion is one of exclusion. A patient with an unexplained chronic pleural exudate, which cleared with dialysis, is reported. The differential diagnosis of pleural effusions in patients with chronic kidney disease and the management of uremic pleuritis is briefly discussed.
authors.affiliation: Pleural Diseases Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Arnau de Vilanova University Hospital, Biomedical Research Institute of Lleida, Lleida, Spain.
authors.forename: José M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Porcel
keywords: dialysis; pleural effusion; uremic pleuritis