Grass-green pleural fluid (fluid that stays in the chest cavity) can be seen in tuberculosis, pneumonia or pleurisy, and rheumatoid arthritis, which requires laboratory tests in the hospital to confirm the diagnosis.
1. Tuberculosis. When the pleural fluid is grass-green in color and accompanied by symptoms such as low-grade fever, night sweats (sweating abnormally after going to sleep and stopping after waking up), and malaise, it may be infected with tuberculosis, and laboratory tests can find tubercle bacilli.
2. Pneumonia or pleurisy. Grass green pleural fluid can also be seen in green streptococcus infection caused by pneumonia or pleurisy, laboratory tests can confirm the diagnosis, the clinical manifestations can be seen in the symptoms of auditory fever, high fever, dyspnea and other symptoms.
3. Rheumatoid arthritis. When rheumatoid arthritis invades the pleura, yellowish-green fluid can also be seen in the thoracic puncture, clinical manifestations can be seen in the small joints of the hands and feet with pain and swelling, and serum RF is positive.
The appearance of grass green pleural fluid is recommended as soon as possible combined with symptoms and laboratory tests to confirm the diagnosis, early treatment to avoid affecting health.