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What Are The Symptoms Of Having Hydrothorax Or Hemathorax?

My daughter is 5 she went to get a physical and the doctor said she hears water in her chest. Could this be hydrothorax or hemothorax? It's been 5 days already I haven't taken her to see a chest x ray is this bad? Every night when she sleeps she wakes up panicking and and dillusional is this the symptom of it?
Fri, 21 Aug 2015
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Thanks for your question on Health Care Magic.
Fluid in chest can be due to hydrothorax or hemothorax.
For confirmation, aspiration of the fluid is needed. And if it is clear or slightly yellow coloured than it is hydrothorax (pleural effusion). But if it is red, hemorrhagic in colour than it is hemothorax.
So better to consult doctor and get done aspiration of this fluid.
Possibility of simple pleural effusion is more because hemothorax is common after chest trauma, malignancy etc. So hemothorax is unlikely in her case.
And her symptoms like panicking, delusionsetc are not directly due to fluid in lungs but mostly stress related.
So better to consult doctor and discuss all these.
Hope I have solved your query.
Wishing good health to your daughter. Thanks.
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What Are The Symptoms Of Having Hydrothorax Or Hemathorax?

Thanks for your question on Health Care Magic. Fluid in chest can be due to hydrothorax or hemothorax. For confirmation, aspiration of the fluid is needed. And if it is clear or slightly yellow coloured than it is hydrothorax (pleural effusion). But if it is red, hemorrhagic in colour than it is hemothorax. So better to consult doctor and get done aspiration of this fluid. Possibility of simple pleural effusion is more because hemothorax is common after chest trauma, malignancy etc. So hemothorax is unlikely in her case. And her symptoms like panicking, delusionsetc are not directly due to fluid in lungs but mostly stress related. So better to consult doctor and discuss all these. Hope I have solved your query. Wishing good health to your daughter. Thanks.