What happens if there is a small amount of fluid in the chest cavity?

Many patients do not have a comprehensive understanding of pleural effusion. In fact, pleural effusion is a type of outer chest disease. When a patient has a small amount of pleural effusion, it must be taken seriously and some treatment should be done. Otherwise, patients are prone to breathing difficulties. Many patients do not know much about the cause of the disease. Let us take a brief look at it below!

Causes of pleural effusion: 1. Circulatory system diseases, superior vena cava obstruction, congestive heart failure, etc.

Cause 2 of pleural effusion: Infectious diseases: What causes pleural effusion? Pleurisy (tuberculosis, various infections), subphrenic inflammation, pulmonary tuberculosis, various lung infections, pulmonary tuberculosis, pulmonary infarction, etc.

The third cause of pleural effusion is hemangioma rupture, pulmonary infarction and obstruction of the thoracic duct. and some tumors: malignant tumors, pleural mesothelioma.

Other causes of pleural effusion include: peritoneal dialysis, pneumothorax trauma, drug allergy, rheumatic fever, systemic lupus erythematosus, myxedema, post-thoracic surgery, pneumothorax, esophageal fistula, secondary suppurative infection trauma after thoracentesis, pneumothorax (with tearing of pleural adhesions) trauma causing chest duct rupture, filariasis, etc. There are many causes of pleural effusion, and we must understand them correctly and learn how to prevent them.

From the above we can understand that there are many reasons for a small amount of pleural effusion, which is generally caused by a variety of diseases. Patients should receive treatment according to the cause. In addition, you should also do preventive work in your daily life. Make sure the room you live in is kept dry, do not eat raw or cold food, and do not overeat.