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Diagnostic Efficacy of C-Reactive Protein in Differentiating Various Causes of Exudative Pleural Effusion: Disease Research Should Not Be Exclusive to the Wealthy † [PDF]

Advances in Respiratory Medicine
Majed Odeh
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Diagnostic accuracy of CT Hounsfield unit in distinguishing Exudative and Transudative Pleural Effusion

Journal of Medical Sciences and Health, 2022
Background: Differentiation of exudative and transudative types of pleural effusion is crucial for management of patients. Currently, this differentiation is done with the help of biochemical analysis of the aspirated fluid after thoracentesis ...
Anuj Aggarwal, Neha Bagri, Ranjan Chandra, Manisha Bais Thakur, Anita Rani, Apurva Surana, Ayush Khandelwal   +6 more
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The Outcome of Medical Thoracoscopy in Patients with Unexplained Exudative Pleural Effusion [PDF]

Indian Journal of Respiratory Care, 2023
Background: Exudative pleural effusion of unknown etiology is a diagnostic perplexity. Medical thoracoscopy (MT) is a less invasive procedure and has a high diagnostic utility in these patients.
KS Sharath Chandra, Chandramouli M Thimmaiah, Giridhar B Hosmane   +2 more
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Etiology of exudative pleural effusion among adults: differentiating between tuberculous and other causes, a multicenter prospective cohort study [PDF]

IJID Regions
Merlin Thomas, Muhammad Muslim, Mousa Hussein   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Carbimazole-induced exudative pleural effusions [PDF]

BMJ Case Reports, 2016
Carbimazole, an antithyroid drug, is associated with a significant number of side effects, but pleuropulmonary complications are rare. We report the case of a 42-year-old Caucasian man who developed dyspnoea secondary to bilateral exudative pleural effusions while on carbimazole therapy.
Carol D, Cardona Attard, Mark, Gruppetta, Josanne, Vassallo, Sandro, Vella   +3 more
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Diagnostic value of procalcitonin in pleural effusion

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2020
Background A wide range of diseases can cause pleural effusion. Its diagnosis and management remain a clinical challenge, bearing a significant cost to both patients and health care system.
Abdelsadek H Al-Aarag, Shuzan A Mohammed, Hoda Y Ibrahim, Osama I Mohammad   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pleural Cholesterol to the Diagnosis of Exudative Effusion [PDF]

The Open Respiratory Medicine Journal, 2014
Introduction: Diagnostic approaches to patients with a pleural effusion must be precise because many procedures depend on the nature of the fluid in the effusion. To date, no biochemical test is considered an appropriate alternative to Light’s criteria.
Rufino, Rogério, Marques, Bruna L., Azambuja, Renato de Lima, Mafort, Thiago, Pugliese, José G., da Costa, Cláudia Henrique   +5 more
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Improving the yield of diagnostic medical thoracoscopy for undiagnosed exudative pleural effusions using a rigid diagnostic algorithm

International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 2021
Background: Establishing the etiology of exudative pleural effusions in the setting of an unrewarding pleural fluid analysis often requires biopsies from the parietal pleura.
Jolsana Augustine, Anand Vijay, Divya Ramachandran, Melcy Cleetus, Aparna Soman Nirmal, Susan John, Sunitha Thomas, Rajesh Venkitakrishnan   +7 more
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A Gelatinous Pleural Effusion as a Diagnostic Clue [PDF]

, 2023
Pleural effusion is a common presentation of several pathologies, and the determination of its cause is facilitated by macroscopic, biochemical, microbiological, and cellular analysis.
Rego, Rita, Barroso, Daniela
core   +1 more source

Dark Streaks and Yellow Exudates: Pleuroscopic Clues in Recurrent Post-Traumatic Pleural Effusion. [PDF]

Respirol Case Rep
We report the case of a 44‐year‐old male presenting 2 years after a road traffic accident, requiring emergency splenectomy, left diaphragmatic repair and tube thoracostomy, with a recurrent left‐sided hemorrhagic, exudative, lymphocytic pleural effusion.
Gohar A, Nadeem HMF, Abbas R, Qamar R, Bashir A, Ahmad MH.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources