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Pleural effusion presenting as mediastinal widening.

Prasanta R Mohapatra1, Kranti Garg, Chikkahonnaiah Prashanth, Rupali Lahoria.   

Abstract

We report a case of middle-aged female presenting with mediastinal widening on chest radiograph owing to pleural effusion. The pleural effusion presenting as mediastinal widening on chest radiograph is rarely reported.

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Keywords:  Dental infections; mediastinal widening; pleural effusion

Year:  2013        PMID： 24339499      PMCID： PMC3841698          DOI： 10.4103/0970-2113.120621

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Lung India        ISSN： 0970-2113


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