Pleural effusion can be light yellow, wash water color, blood color, milky white, black, soy sauce color, etc. If pleural effusion occurs, it is generally abnormal performance.
1. Light yellow color: generally seen in pleural effusion caused by lung inflammation, in addition, the pleural effusion of tuberculous pleurisy is also light yellow.
2. Flesh-washing color: mostly caused by tumor metastasis to the pleura causing pleural effusion.
3. Blood-colored: blood-colored pleural fluid usually suggests the presence of bloody exudation, such as hemothorax, pulmonary embolism, pleural hemorrhage, etc. Tuberculous pleurisy is also sometimes seen as blood-colored pleural effusion.
4. Milky white: that is, celiac chest, generally suggests the existence of thoracic duct lymphatic reflux obstruction, leakage, accumulation in the pleural cavity, common causes include trauma, tumor compression.
5. Black color: refers to pleural effusion caused by Aspergillus infection.
6. Soy sauce color: such as pleural effusion caused by amebic liver abscess breaking into the pleural cavity.
If there is pleural effusion, no matter what color it is, it suggests the presence of lesions, and you should consult a doctor in time for treatment under the doctor’s guidance.