Red color of left pleural effusion is considered to be more serious.
A red pleural effusion, clinically known as a bloody pleural effusion, is most commonly seen in tuberculous pleurisy, tumors, and so on. Among them, tuberculous pleurisy is more common, through the systematic anti-tuberculosis treatment, patients can be cured.
Tumor-induced left pleural effusion, generally represents the tumor has been more serious, and the pleural effusion is usually a large amount of larger, faster-growing, the patient often due to a large amount of pleural effusion compression, causing severe respiratory difficulties, and some patients may even lead to death.
Left pleural effusion red need to be combined with the patient’s cause of the examination results to comprehensively assess and analyze the judgment. Patients should actively cooperate with doctors to avoid delays and adverse effects.