Black pleural effusion caused by pancreatic pseudocyst rupture

Clin Case Rep. 2019 Jan 2;7(2):385-386. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.1994. eCollection 2019 Feb.

Abstract

The images show the path of pancreatic pleural effusion from the pancreatic pseudocyst in a patient with alcoholic pancreatitis who presented with black pleural effusion, however, without symptoms. Pancreatic pseudocyst rupture rarely causes pleural effusion; however, it should be considered in patients with chronic pancreatitis with black pleural effusion.

Keywords: black pleural effusion; fistula; pancreatic duct drainage; pancreatic effusion; pancreatic pseudocyst.