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Parapneumonic pulmonary effusion is an accumulation of fluid between layers of the membrane lining the lung and the chest cavity (pleural effusion) that develops in the setting of pneumonia.
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Reviewer Info: David A. Kaufman, M.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.; ADAM Health Illustrated Encyclopedia, 11/13/2006 |
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