| Literature DB >> 33209170 |
Soumia Fdil1, Leila Achachi1, Mohammed Raoufi1, Laila Herrak1, Mustapha El Ftouh1.
Abstract
The occurrence of haemorrhagic pleurisy in patients with myeloma is most often related to a non-specific cause. Pleural myeloma is rare but this diagnosis should be excluded. We here report a rare case of haemorrhagic pleurisy due to the loosening of an osteosynthesis screw. The study involved a 55-year-old female patient who had been followed up for multiple myeloma since 2012. Diagnosis was confirmed by the presence of haemorrhagic pleural effusion, by chest computerized tomography scan which showed the loosening of left-sided osteosynthesis screw with tip located in the prevertebral region at the level of the pleural effusion and by negative etiological assesment. Copyright: Soumia Fdil et al.Entities:
Keywords: Pleurisy; haemorrhagic; screw loosening
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Year: 2020 PMID: 33209170 PMCID: PMC7648479 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2020.37.43.13236
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pan Afr Med J
Figure 1radiographie thoracique de face: épanchement pleural gauche, des images lacunaires au niveau de l’omoplate et les clavicules avec matériel d’ostéosynthèse au niveau du rachis dorsal
Figure 2TDM thoracique coupe axiale: descellement d’une vis à gauche sur le matériel d’ostéosynthèse avec embout situé en pré vertébral au niveau de l’épanchement pleural