What does this patient have a pleural effusion origin?
Date
2012
Authors
Choporova, Oleksandra
Mouhammad, Dali
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Abstract
Tuberculosis was the commonest cause of pleural effusion (78 (70.9%) even though etiologic diagnosis was difficult followed by parapneumonic effusion 36 (32.7%) and TB empyema 27 (24.5%). A thorough laboratory tests and X-ray examination in two position will be interpreted in conjunction with the physicians clinical acumen. It has a high diagnostic yield in detection of pleural effusion origin in phthisiatrician practice.
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Keywords
phthisiology, tuberculosis pleurisy, differential diagnosis, clinical features
Citation
Choporova A. I. What does this patient have a pleural effusion origin? / A. I. Choporova, D. Mouhammad // 5th International Scientific Interdisciplinary Conference (ISIC) for medical students and young doctors, Kharkiv, April 25–26, 2012 : Abstract book. – Kharkiv, 2012. – P. 66.