Eosinophilic pleural effusion in an eleven-year-old boy
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Eosinophilic pleural effusion in an eleven-year-old boy

Case Report
Published 2021-09-30
Kashyap Narsingh Shakya
Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Kathmandu Medical College, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal
Anup Shrestha
Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Kathmandu Medical College, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal
Arabindra Yadav
MD Resident, Department of Paediatrics, Kathmandu Medical College, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal
Uttara Gautam
MD Resident, Department of Paediatrics, Kathmandu Medical College, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal
Rajesh Kumar Panday
MD Resident, Department of Paediatrics, Kathmandu Medical College, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal
Mira Lamichhane
MD Resident, Department of Paediatrics, Kathmandu Medical College, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Keywords

Eosinophilic
Helminthiasis
Pleural effusion
Praziquantel

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Shakya, K. N. ., Shrestha , . A. ., Yadav , A. ., Gautam , U. ., Panday , R. K. ., & Lamichhane , M. . (2021). Eosinophilic pleural effusion in an eleven-year-old boy. Journal of Kathmandu Medical College, 10(2), 95–97. Retrieved from https://jkmc.com.np/ojs3/index.php/journal/article/view/1058
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Abstract

Pleural effusion fluid with ?10% eosinophils may be seen in 5-16% of exudative pleural effusions. Its association with helminthic infestation is reported in the literature. This patient with left-sided eosinophilic pleural effusion was a referred case

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