What causes pulmonary hydrops? Can it be cured?

Hydrothorax is a pleural effusion. In most cases, it is caused by increased vascular venous pressure and blocked lymphatic return. Whether it can be cured depends on the cause.

Increased vascular venous pressure is usually seen in heart failure and constrictive pericarditis. Pleural effusion may form as the disease progresses. Patients with heart failure can relieve symptoms by using drugs such as digoxin. Constrictive pericarditis can be treated by surgery combined with cephalosporins antibiotics for anti-infection treatment, thus controlling the cause and achieving the effect of curing pleural effusion. Secondly, some malignant tumor patients due to lymphatic reflux obstruction, also will appear pleural effusion. This situation is usually difficult to cure, but through resection surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and other ways can alleviate the symptoms of pleural effusion.

Pleural effusion causes are diverse and complex, so once pleural effusion symptoms appear, patients should go to the hospital in time, so as not to miss the appropriate treatment opportunity.