CAUSES OF LYMPHOCYTIC EXUDATIVE PLEURAL EFFUSION AS REVEALED BY PERCUTANEOUS PLEURAL BIOPSY: Experience From Peshawar
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Objective: To find out the causes of lymphocytic exudative pleural effusion as revealed by percutaneous pleural biopsy, in Peshawar. Type of Study: It was a retrospective study. Place & Duration: The study was conducted on patients admitted in the Pulmonology Department, Khyber Teaching Hospital Peshawar and Medical A unit, Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar during January to December 2003. Methods: A total of 74 patients, aged 1779 years with mean age 46 years, of either sex, with lymphocytic exudative pleural effusion, were enrolled in this study. They underwent closed pleural biopsy with Abrams needle in standard way. An average of three biopsy specimens were obtained in each patient, which were examined histopathologically. A retrospective analysis of the histopathological reports was carried out, to find out the aetiology. Results: In 71.62% patients, definite histopathological diagnosis was possible whereas in 28.38% no definite diagnosis could be made. Among the definite diagnosis group, 52.71% were tuberculosis and 18.91% were malignancy. Conclusion: Among diagnosed patients, tuberculosis and malignancy were the most common causes of lymphocytic exudative pleural effusion in our setup.
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