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Thickened small loculated left pleural effusion 4.2mm which is not aspirable what it can be??
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Loculated pleural: This is most likely related to infection unless a trauma has recently occurred and then this can be related to secondary infection of a pool of blood that collected in the chest called a hemothorax. If it is only 4 mm this is too small for aspiration and usually will be treated with antibiotics/observation and CT to rule out malignancy which I am assuming has been done.
Answered 12/24/2017
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