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Editorial
. 2023 Jun;18(2):352-356.
doi: 10.26574/maedica.2023.18.2.352.

"Sweet" Hydrothorax in a Peritoneal Dialysis Patient. A Case Report and Review of the Literature on Novel Diagnostic and Therapeutical Approaches

Ruxandra Bucur  1 , Carmen Cristina Botosineanu  1 , Rafal Donderski  2
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Editorial

"Sweet" Hydrothorax in a Peritoneal Dialysis Patient. A Case Report and Review of the Literature on Novel Diagnostic and Therapeutical Approaches

Ruxandra Bucur et al. Maedica (Bucur). 2023 Jun.

Abstract

"Sweet" hydrothorax is a rare complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD). It is characterized by the presence of peritoneal fluid in the pleural cavity. We describe the case of a 41-year-old woman who developed this complication three days after starting continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). We present the current diagnostic approach and treatment of this rare complication.

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TABLE 1.
Laboratory parameters at hospital admission
FIGURE 1.
FIGURE 1.
Chest X-ray performed at hospital admission. Right-sided hydrothorax
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FIGURE 2.
Chest X-ray after thoracentesis and permanent catheter insertion
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