Patients with pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, or pleural washing fluids, including reactive mesothelial cells, comprised 19 men and 9 women aged 44–96 years with the median age of 72 years.

Examination then confirmed the presence of a mild limp and right knee effusion without erythema or warmth (Figure 1). Laboratory tests included a normal CBC and C-reactive protein (CRP).

The vast majority of these effusions are small and of no concern. 1–3,10 Large effusions (>20 mm in width as determined by means of echocardiography) are present in around 3% of cases. 10 Large ...

All test effusion specimens were routinely evaluated by cytology and classified as being benign/reactive or malignant using generally accepted criteria ().Malignancy was also assumed when only a ...

A 70-year-old man presented with a recurrent left pleural effusion. He had a history of polymyalgia rheumatica, ... The erythrocyte sedimentation rate and the C-reactive protein level were elevated.