TETRACYCLINE-INDUCED PLEURAL SYMPHYSIS FOR RECURRENT HYDROTHORAX COMPLICATING CIRRHOSIS - NEW APPROACH TO TREATMENT
- 1 January 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Vol. 72 (2) , 319-321
Abstract
Two patients with cirrhosis and ascites complicated by extensive unilateral pleural transudates refractory to therapy with dietary sodium restriction, diuretics and repeated thoracentesis were successfully managed by tetracycline-induced pleural symphysis. The intrapleural instillation of this antibiotic prevented the recurrence of the effusion and substantially relieved the patients symptoms with minimal undesirable side effects.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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