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BACKGROUND
A 78-year-old woman with a prolonged history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is admitted to the hospital with an exacerbation of the disease and respiratory failure. What is the diagnosis?
Hint
The resident physician performed thoracentesis, which was unsuccessful.
Author: Sat Sharma, MD
Associate Professor, University of Manitoba, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Medicine
eMedicine Editor: Morley Lertzman, MD
University of Manitoba
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