| pleural effusion in newborn | <radiology> Chylothorax most common cause of large effusion, erythroblastosis foetalis, Turner syndrome, congestive heart failure, infantile polycystic kidneys, wet-lung disease, hypervolaemia (idiopathic or iatrogenic), oesophageal tear, enteric cyst, obstructed pulmonary veins (12 Dec 1998) |
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| pleural effusion | A collection of fluid (or blood) in the pleural space (in one side of the chest cavity around the lung). May be secondary to trauma, cancer, nephrotic syndrome, kidney disease, pancreatitis, congestive heart failure and cirrhosis. See: pleural space. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| pleural effusion, malignant | Presence of fluid in the pleural cavity as a complication of malignant disease. Malignant pleural effusions often contain actual malignant cells. (12 Dec 1998) |
| large pleural effusion | <radiology> 3 T's, tumour, TB, trauma (12 Dec 1998) |
| pericardial effusion | <cardiology> A collection of fluid or blood in the pericardial space (inside the pericardial sac) around the heart. Some causes include congestive heart failure, cancer and autoimmune disease. (27 Sep 1997) |
| pericarditis with effusion | Pericardial inflammation producing excess pericardial fluid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pleurisy with effusion | Pleurisy accompanied by serous exudation. Synonym: serous pleurisy, wet pleurisy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subdural effusion | The leakage of cerebrospinal fluid into the subdural space. (12 Dec 1998) |
| subpulmonic effusion | A collection of fluid in the pleural space principally hidden between the diaphragm and the caudal surface of the lung. (05 Mar 2000) |
| otitis media with effusion | Inflammation of the middle ear with a clear pale yellow-coloured transudate. (12 Dec 1998) |
| effusion | The escape of fluid into a part or tissue, as an exudation or a transudation. Origin: L. Effusio = a pouring out (18 Nov 1997) |
| joint effusion | Increased fluid in synovial cavity of a joint. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ABO haemolytic disease of the newborn | Erythroblastosis foetalis due to maternal-foetal incompatibility with respect to an antigen of the ABO blood group; the foetus possesses A or B antigen which is lacking in the mother, and the mother produces immune antibody which causes haemolysis of foetal erythrocytes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bullous impetigo of newborn | Usually, widely disseminated bullous lesions appearing soon after birth, caused by infection with Staphylococcus aureus. Synonym: impetigo neonatorum, pemphigus gangrenosus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn | A disease seen especially in premature neonates with respiratory distress; characterised postmortem by atelectasis and alveolar ducts lined by an eosinophilic membrane; also associated with reduced amounts of lung surfactant. Synonym: hyaline membrane syndrome, respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn. (05 Mar 2000) |
| congenital epulis of newborn | A congenital benign nodular tumour of the alveolar ridge, of unknown histogenesis; histologically, it is composed of large cells with a granular cytoplasm similar to that of a granular cell tumour (myoblastoma). (05 Mar 2000) |