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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

  1. Right lung abscess
  2. Pulmonary embolism
  3. Carcinomatous pleuritis
  4. Acute right-sided pleuropneumonia
  5. Acute pleural empyema
Correct answer

Carcinomatous pleuritis

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