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==Risk Factors== | ==Risk Factors== | ||
Common risk factors in the development of pleural effusion are as follows: | |||
*Increased serum VEGF, TNF-α and C3 levels are identified as important risk factors for presence of pleural effusions in POEMS syndrome.<ref name="pmid24519469">{{cite journal| author=Cui RT, Yu SY, Huang XS, Zhang JT, Tian CL, Dou LP et al.| title=Incidence and risk factors of pleural effusions in patients with POEMS syndrome. | journal=Hematol Oncol | year= 2015 | volume= 33 | issue= 2 | pages= 80-4 | pmid=24519469 | doi=10.1002/hon.2135 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=24519469 }} </ref> | |||
*Pre-existing lung damage or disease. | |||
*Chronic smokers. | |||
*Liver cirrhosis. | |||
*Occupational exposure to asbestos. | |||
*Heart failure. | |||
*Lung cancer patients, individuals with any other type of lung tumor. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Risk Factors
Common risk factors in the development of pleural effusion are as follows:
- Increased serum VEGF, TNF-α and C3 levels are identified as important risk factors for presence of pleural effusions in POEMS syndrome.[1]
- Pre-existing lung damage or disease.
- Chronic smokers.
- Liver cirrhosis.
- Occupational exposure to asbestos.
- Heart failure.
- Lung cancer patients, individuals with any other type of lung tumor.
References
- ↑ Cui RT, Yu SY, Huang XS, Zhang JT, Tian CL, Dou LP; et al. (2015). "Incidence and risk factors of pleural effusions in patients with POEMS syndrome". Hematol Oncol. 33 (2): 80–4. doi:10.1002/hon.2135. PMID 24519469.