| Summary: | No abstract available. Manuscript truncated after 150 words. A 45-year-old man with chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) on dasatinib presented to the emergency department with a 2-week history of dry cough, worsening shortness of breath and left-sided chest pain that had worsened on the day of presentation. On examination, oxygen saturation was 98% on 2 L nasal cannula, respiratory rate 22 bpm, pulse 77 bpm, blood pressure 117/90 mmHg and his temperature was 37.9° C (100.2 F). Examination of the left chest showed no air entry and stony dull percussion note.
Laboratory results were significant for leucocytosis with a neutrophil count of 11.2, elevated CRP of 414, mildly elevated lactate of 1.1. Initial chest X-ray showed large left-sided pleural effusion and a small volume right effusion (Figure 1A). The patient was started on IV piperacillin /tazobactam, blood cultures were obtained and the dasatinib was held.
Ultrasound-guided left thoracentesis and drain placement was performed, on ultrasound the effusion demonstrated several …
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