Whether the low fever of pleural effusion is serious or not is related to the amount of fluid accumulation and the cause of fluid accumulation, and a large amount of fluid accumulation and malignant fluid accumulation are more serious.
1. A small amount of pleural effusion (usually less than 500ml) will not produce significant compression of the lungs, patients usually have no obvious symptoms, or only minor chest discomfort, this situation can be controlled by internal medicine treatment absorption, so it is not serious; a large amount of pleural effusion will squeeze the lungs, significantly affecting the respiratory function, the patient has fever, shortness of breath, chest pain, coughing, and other symptoms, which is more serious.
2. Low fever of pleural effusion caused by bacterial infection, tuberculosis infection, etc. can generally be cured through anti-infection, anti-tuberculosis, thoracentesis and other treatments, while low fever of malignant pleural effusion caused by malignant tumors usually belongs to the middle and late stages, and the primary disease is difficult to be cured, so it is more serious.
The appearance of pleural effusion low fever, need to actively consult the doctor, follow the doctor’s instructions reasonable treatment.