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Differential diagnosis of a turbid or milky pleural fluid is an empyema, chylothorax and pseudochylothorax. In the case of an empyema, centrifugation of the fluid will show a clear supernatant, where lipemic supernatant will result in case of the two other conditions. (For further differentiation between chylothorax and pseudochylothorax see definitions below).
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Differential diagnosis of a turbid or milky pleural fluid is an empyema, chylothorax and pseudochylothorax. In the case of an empyema, centrifugation of the fluid will show a clear supernatant, where lipemic supernatant will result in case of the two other conditions. (For further differentiation between chylothorax and pseudochylothorax see definitions below).
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