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| Year : 2015 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 231-232 |
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Etoricoxib- induced pleural effusion: A case for rational use of analgesics
Nisahan Balasingam, Kumanan Thirunavukarasu, Gowry Selvaratnam
Department of Medicine, University Medical Unit, Teaching Hospital Jaffna, Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Correspondence Address:
Nisahan Balasingam
Department of Medicine, University Medical Unit, Teaching Hospital Jaffna, 51/4, Potpathy Road, Kokuvil East, Jaffna
Sri Lanka
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DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.171876
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Pleural effusion caused by drug is an uncommon event in clinical practice. Etoricoxib induced pleural effusion is an extremely rare. We describe a patient with pleural effusion as an adverse drug reaction of etoricoxib. |
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