What are the causes of pleural effusion in children?

Pleural effusion is a disease that usually occurs in adults in daily life, but there are also some children who are patients, so it must attract our attention. Sometimes, patients don’t know why they suffer from pleural effusion, so it is most important to find the cause in time and treat it symptomatically. So, what is the cause of pleural effusion in children?

Although children are relatively young, they have all the internal organs, so their health may be affected by pleural effusion. The appearance of symptoms of pleural effusion in children seriously affects the child's growth and development. Therefore, when a child unfortunately suffers from pleural effusion, it is necessary to take the child to a regular hospital for examination and treatment in time. Now I will introduce to you the issue of "How to treat pleural effusion in children", hoping to help pediatric patients get rid of the torture and distress of pleural effusion as soon as possible.

How to treat pleural effusion in children: Anti-tuberculosis drugs can be used to treat pleural effusion in children. Pleural effusion in children is the accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity. There are many reasons for pleural effusion in children, such as pneumonia, tuberculous pleurisy, etc. These may cause the symptoms of pleural effusion in children. Therefore, it can be treated with anti-tuberculosis drugs. Treatment with anti-tuberculosis drugs can effectively relieve the symptoms of tuberculous pleurisy in children, and thus the symptoms of pleural effusion in patients can be relieved in time.

How to treat pleural effusion in children: Traditional Chinese medicine treatment. Traditional Chinese medicine treatment is a good treatment option for children with pleural effusion, because it will not cause side effects to pediatric patients. Pediatric patients with pleural effusion can be treated with drugs such as Codonopsis pilosula, Atractylodes macrocephala, Scutellaria barbata, Tortoise shell, Placenta centifolia, Bupleurum chinense, Hedyotis diffusa, White Peony Root, Alisma orientalis, Schisandra chinensis, Asparagus cochinchinensis, Glehnia littoralis, Polyporus, and Leonurus japonicus. These Chinese medicines also have certain therapeutic effects on pediatric pleural effusion.

Pleural effusion is common in patients with tumors, such as lung cancer, emphysema, etc. The key to treating pleural effusion is to drain the fluid. Many patients have traveled to many places to treat this disease and suffered a lot. In fact, the key to treating pleural effusion is to find out the cause, and symptomatic treatment is the fundamental solution to the problem. So, what are the causes of pleural effusion?

1. Cancer: Cancer patients are at high risk of pleural effusion, such as lung cancer, esophageal cancer, etc. Malignant tumors can cause the chest cavity to be filled with bloody or purulent fluid.

2. Trauma: If the patient has suffered trauma, such as collision, external force, etc. that injures the chest, if not treated in time, it may cause chest suppuration and pleural effusion. This traumatic effusion is mostly bloody.

3. Heart disease: Patients with heart disease or heart failure may also have fluid effusion in the chest cavity, which is generally light yellow in color.

4. Pleurisy or pneumonia: Inflammation of the lungs and pleura is one of the main causes of pleural effusion. Pleural inflammation can cause fluid to exude from the pleural cavity, and the accumulation in the chest cavity will become pleural effusion. This type of pleural effusion is easier to diagnose and can be clearly detected through CT.