Journal of Preventive Medicine and Holistic Health

  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue: 1

Succesfull povidone-iodine pleurodesis in a case of recurrent pleural effusion due to Metastatic Adenocarcinoma of Lung

  • Author:
  • Manoranjan Dash1,, Jyoti Patnaik2, Thitta Mohanty3, Sweta Padma Pradhan4, Saswat Subhankar5, Vijay R. Aravindh5
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 46 to 47

1Assistant Professor, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, SCB Medical College, Cuttack, Odisha

2Professor, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, SCB Medical College, Cuttack, Odisha

3Associate Professor, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, SCB Medical College, Cuttack, Odisha

4Senior Resident, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, SCB Medical College, Cuttack, Odisha

5Junior Resident, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, SCB Medical College, Cuttack, Odisha

Abstract

Chemical pleurodesis is an effective treatment for recurrent malignant pleural effusion. Though many drugs and chemical agents have been approved, [3][5] Iodo-povodine is a topical antiseptic and has shown to be safe, painless and effective agent for pleurodesis. Here we present a case of recurrent pleural effusion due to metastatic adenocarcinoma who had been repeatedly aspirated which increased her morbidity because of repeated hospitalisation. She was treated effectively with[4] povidone iodine pleurodesis, following which, even after fourth month follow up there was no further pleural collection.

Keywords

pleurodesis, malignant effusion, povidone