Eosinophilic Pleural Effusion in a Young Woman With Pleural Nodularity and Lytic Skeletal Lesions.

Abstract

A 21-year-old woman, a housewife with no known comorbidities, presented to the outpatient department with complaints of dry cough, left-sided pleuritic chest pain, modified Medical Research Council grade II breathlessness and backache. She had started developing these symptoms 1 month earlier. There was no history of fever, hemoptysis, or significant weight loss. She had no features suggestive of connective tissue disorder. There was no history of recurrent respiratory infections in the past. She was married for 1 year and had no children. Her sleep, bowel, and bladder habits were normal. No significant family history or medication history was noted.