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What Is The Treatment For Pleural Effusion On The Left Lung?

I am a male 53 years old, a Tanzanian living in Tanzania with serious lung problems. Right now I have pleural efussion on my left lung. This has come back after it was removed by icd tube at Manipal Hospital Bangalore in November 2010. I need immediate help.
Tue, 8 Aug 2017
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If the pleural fluid is repeated than you should do a pleurodesis to prevent it forming again.

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What Is The Treatment For Pleural Effusion On The Left Lung?

Hello and thank you for asking in HCM If the pleural fluid is repeated than you should do a pleurodesis to prevent it forming again. Dr.Jolanda