Right back pain with viral fever, pleural effusion, lying on the side, difficulty breathing and coughing, what to do?

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Hello doctor! Two weeks ago, I had pain in the right side of my back for no apparent reason. After that, I had a fever and went to the doctor, who diagnosed me with viral fever and right pleural effusion, now lying on my right side, I find it difficult to breathe and cough continuously. So the doctor let me ask my right back pain with viral fever, pleural effusion, lying on my side, difficulty breathing and coughing? Thanks for the advice and answers!
Nguyen Vinh (1996)
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Hello! You have right back pain with fever and went to the doctor, determined viral fever and right pleural effusion. This is only the initial identification step, in this case, it is necessary to aspirate pleural fluid to test to see what the cause of the pleural effusion is: virus, bacteria, fungus or tuberculosis pleural or other pleural disease. Since then, treating the cause has been determined, you will get rid of the pleural effusion, gradually improve the symptoms of cough and right chest back pain. In the case of pleural effusion, it is necessary to aspirate and drain out.
Therefore, you should go to a hospital of Vinmec Health System for a specialist examination in Internal Medicine and Respiratory, where there are modern equipment and machines to check your condition, thereby providing effective treatment. Thank you for trusting and sending the question: "Right back pain with viral fever, pleural effusion, lying on the side, difficulty breathing and coughing?" to Vinmec. Hope to meet you one day soon for an in-depth consultation. Best regards!
Answered by Specialist Doctor I Tran Quoc Vinh - Emergency Doctor - Resuscitation Department - Emergency - Vinmec Nha Trang International Hospital