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What Causes Fluid In The Lungs And Around The Spleen?

last year I was hospitalised with acute shortness of breath and sharp pains to the heart, chest and back. I was after a scan and X -ray confirmed to have fluid in most of my left lung. after removing 70% of this fluid and having another x ray was informed by the doctors that I had fluid around the spleen. TB and cancer, as well s pneumonia was scratched off the list... I missed my appointment with the doctors so have not really identified the reason for this. Can you tell me why this occurs?
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Fluid in chest in medical terms means pleural effusion. This fluid can either be blood(hemothorax), serous effusion, pus ( empyema). Blood or blood stained fluid could be due to chest trauma, cancer, tuberculosis. Serous fluid could be due to cardiac failure, renal failure, hepatic failure , low serum protein levels etc. Pus in chest can be due to infected pleural effusion.
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What Causes Fluid In The Lungs And Around The Spleen?

Fluid in chest in medical terms means pleural effusion. This fluid can either be blood(hemothorax), serous effusion, pus ( empyema). Blood or blood stained fluid could be due to chest trauma, cancer, tuberculosis. Serous fluid could be due to cardiac failure, renal failure, hepatic failure , low serum protein levels etc. Pus in chest can be due to infected pleural effusion.