ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø February 2025 Case Study
Dual Pathology in a Pleural Fluid
Sarah Reeves, Consultant Biomedical Scientist, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Information•
- 77 year old male
- Worsening shoulder, back and chest pain, breathlessness as well as
generalised weakness and falls
- Reviewed in pleural clinic due to CT results showing left loculated
effusion and right calcified plaques following a history of falling
- Patient indicated weight loss and loss of appetite
