A woman may stop getting her period for a variety of reasons: 1  She's having a health problem. 2  She's pregnant. 3  She's reached menopause â a time in life when older women (45 to 55 years old) stop getting periods and can no longer have babies.
Pancreatitis does not cause pleural effusion. It can cause certain chemical changes in the blood that results in shallow breathing and resulting anoxia. Perhaps it is this that led you to think that this was effusion. Views.
A wide range of things can cause a pleural effusion. Leakage from other organs: This is usually from congestive heart failure (when your heart doesnât pump blood to your body properly). But it can also come from liver or kidney disease when fluid builds up in your body and leaks into the pleural space. Cancer: Usually lung cancer is the problem, but other cancers that have spread to the lung or pleura can cause it, too. Infections: Examples are pneumonia or tuberculosis. Autoimmune conditions: Examples are lupus or rheumatoid arthritis. Pulmonary embolism: This is a blockage in an artery in one of your lungs.