Hepatic Hydrothorax
Hepatic Hydrothorax
63 year-old female with biopsy- proven cirrhosis secondary to alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency complained of shortness of breath and cough productive of scant amounts of mucoid phlegm for 1 week
• 63 year-old female with biopsyproven cirrhosis secondary to alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency complained of shortness of breath and cough productive of scant amounts of mucoid phlegm for 1 week
She denied fevers or chills.In the post,she had undergone a total abdominal hysterectomy and radiation therapy for uterine cancer as well as a sigmoid resection for radiation colitis
• She denied fevers or chills. In the post, she had undergone a total abdominal hysterectomy and radiation therapy for uterine cancer as well as a sigmoid resection for radiation colitis
Follow up evaluations had not shown signs of cancer recurrence
• Follow up evaluations had not shown signs of cancer recurrence
She did not smoke or drink alcoholic beverages
• She did not smoke or drink alcoholic beverages