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What type of pleural effusion generally cause high fever,chill,pleuritic chest pain,leukocytosis(high neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio) & high crp/esr?
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Empyema: Pus in the pleural (chest) cavity usually due to pneumonia or penetrating injury that got infected
Answered 1/1/2018
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