Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2018
A 45-year-old woman underwent one year ago mastectomy followed by chemo and radiation therapy. She now complains of dyspnea at rest and temperature up to 37.2°C. Her general condition is severe, acrocyanosis is observed. The right side of her chest practically does not participate in respiration. Percussion reveals a dull sound below the 3rd rib; auscultation detects acute weakening of the respiratory sounds. Pleural puncture on the right has yielded a large amount of hemorrhagic exudate. What complication has developed in the patient?
Answer options
- Right lung abscess
- Pulmonary embolism
- Carcinomatous pleuritis
- Acute right-sided pleuropneumonia
- Acute pleural empyema
Correct answer
Carcinomatous pleuritis
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