Background: Management of pleural effusions depends on their origin whether exudates or
transudates, simple or complicated with septations and pneumonia. A complicated effusion …

Chest X-ray is usually the first radiography performed for a newborn. This test is easily
accessible and yet a basic screening method. Different results have been reported in …

Background: Pleural effusion is a problem commonly encountered by chest physicians.
Management of pleural effusions depends on their origin whether exudates or transudates …

Introduction: chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is a genetic disease characterized by
recurrent life-threatening fungal and bacterial infections and granuloma formation …

Background: Acute respiratory tract infection is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality.
Several possible mechanisms of pleural effusion have been proposed accompanying …

Background: Pleural empyema is a collection of purulent exudate between the lungs and the
chest wall. Despite the importance of the disease in children, no study has investigated it in …