Progressive respiratory failure: a rare complication after graded talc pleurodesis

Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2017 May 2;78(5):294-295. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2017.78.5.294.

Authors

Terry J Evans¹, Parthipan Sivakumar², Liju Ahmed³

Affiliations

¹ Senior House Officer, Department of Thoracic Medicine, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London.
² Clinical Research Fellow, Divison of Asthma, Allergy and Lung Biology, King's College London, London WC2R 2LS.
³ Consultant in Respiratory and General Medicine, Department of Thoracic Medicine, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London.

PMID: 28489449
DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2017.78.5.294

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Disease Progression
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Lung Diseases, Interstitial / etiology*
Middle Aged
Pleural Effusion / therapy*
Pleurodesis / adverse effects*
Respiratory Function Tests
Talc / administration & dosage
Talc / adverse effects*

Substances

Talc