CSF hydrothorax: An unusual cause of pleural effusion

Abstract

A 20-year-old male with hydrocephalus managed with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VP) was diagnosed with a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pleural effusion. Imaging studies revealed an intrathoracic course of a disconnected VP shunt. Physicians should consider CSF effusion in their differential diagnosis in patients with a VP shunt and an unexplained pleural effusion.

Keywords::

• cerebrospinal fluid
• hydrothorax
• pleural effusion

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