Hi, I have called my friend yesterday to join my training in the gym but he told me that he is not feeling well and that he has pleural effusion. I have remembered that he had pneumonia last month but I thought everything was right. I would like to know something more about pleural effusion and how it may be treated.
Hi, I had similar problem like your friend last year. I suffered severe pneumonia and as consequence I got pleural effusion. Effusion is accumulation of fluid in pleural cavity because of inflammatory processes or tumor in the lungs. This disorder may be treated by aspirating fluid. In the case that there is not much fluid in pleural cavity it may be reabsorbed spontaneously.