INTERLOBAR EFFUSION ASSOCIATED WITH CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
Authors: S. Boharas, Leo H. Criep
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1945)

Case Reports1 September 1945INTERLOBAR EFFUSION ASSOCIATED WITH CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURES. BOHARAS, M.D., LEO H. CRIEP, M.D.S. BOHARAS, M.D., LEO H. CRIEP, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-23-3-426 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptPleural effusion is common in congestive heart failure. Occasionally a small amount of the fluid may extend into an interlobar fissure from the general pleural space.1 However, interlobar effusion may occur without any fluid in the pleural cavity. Only 14 such instances are found in a review of the literature.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 The following case is reported to illustrate this unusual finding.CASE REPORTA. N., a white male, aged 59, was first admitted to the hospital on October 13, 1942, complaining of severe shortness of breath, cough and moderate epigastric pain. He...Bibliography1. STEINSCHWEDEL IDJB: Interlobar effusions in patients with heart disease, Am. Heart Jr., 1934-1935, x, 230. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. FLEISCHNER F: Das Röntgenbild der interlobaren Pleuritis und seine Differential-diagnose, Ergebn. d. med. Strahlenforsch., 1926, ii, 199. Google Scholar3. HELM : Cited by FELIX FLEISCHNER.2 Google Scholar4. STEWART HJ: Pleural effusion localized in an interlobar space, Am. Heart Jr., 1928-1929, iv, 227. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. KISER EF: Pleural effusion associated with congestive heart failure localized in an interlobar space, Am. Heart Jr., 1928-1929, iv, 481. Google Scholar6. FREEDMAN E: Roentgenological appearance of interlobar and mediastinal encapsulated effusion, Radiology, 1931, xvi, 14. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. STEELE JM: A report of two cases of localized pleural effusion in heart failure, Am. Heart Jr., 1931-1932, vii, 212. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. VESSELL H: Interlobar pleural effusion in heart failure, Med. Jr. and Rec., 1932, cxxxv, 576. Google Scholar9. AUSTRIAN CR: Encapsulated hydrothorax (hydrothorax saccatus interlobaris) in association with myocardial insufficiency, Libman Anniversary Volumes, 1932, ii, 101. Google Scholar10. ROESLER H: Clinical roentgenology of the cardiovascular system, 2nd Edition, 1943, Charles C. Thomas, Springfield, Illinois. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. CLAIRMONT P: Die interlobare Pleuritis, Arch. f. klin. Chir., 1919, cxi, 335. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania*Received for publication September 1, 1944.From the Medical Service of the Montefiore Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byLocalized Interlobar Effusion in Congestive Heart FailureMultiple Localized Pleural Effusions as a Manifestation of Congestive Heart Failure 1 September 1945Volume 23, Issue 3Page: 426-431KeywordsDyspneaHeart failureMedical servicesPleural effusion ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 September 1945 PDF downloadLoading ...