Damage and loss of the tiny sensory hair cells in the inner ear (that can be caused by different factors such as noise damage, medications, and age) may be commonly associated with the presence of tinnitus. One of the preventable causes of tinnitus is excessive noise exposure. In some instances of noise exposure, tinnitus can be noticed even before hearing loss develops, so it should be considered a warning sign and an indication of the need for hearing protection in noisy environments.
Blastomyces dermatitidis is a fungus that has been associated with pleural effusions in 3% to 21% of patients with pulmonary blastomycosis in different case series (11, 69). The pleural effusions are most commonly small and cause only blunting of the costphrenic angle on x-ray.denovirus is the most common viral cause of atypical pneumonia. Pleural effusions occur in anywhere from 15% to 62% of patients (24, 71). The effusions are often bilateral and are accompanied by a diffuse parenchymal infiltrate typical of a viral pneumonia.
Causes of Pleural effusion: The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Pleural effusion. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms. Causes of Pleural effusion listed in Disease Database: Conditions listing medical symptoms: Pleural effusion: The following list of conditions have 'Pleural effusion' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.