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  • Female
  • 29 Years
  • 22/01/2025

My mom's 56 and she's been dealing with this nighttime acidity for about a week. We did an ultrasound and it mentioned mild pleural effusion. What exactly is pleural effusion? Can this be treated with medicine? She's feeling pretty worried and scared. Can you help us understand what's going on?

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it is water filled in pleura , there is a medicine for pleural effusion

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Consult a Pulmonology Respiratory Medicine Specialist

Answered 04/07/2025

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