A study of adenosine deaminase level for differentiation and diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusion from non tuberculous effusion in north coastal Andhra Pradesh
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The aim is to study the significance of adenosine deaminase levels in the diagnosis and differentiation of tuberculous pleural effusion from other non tuberculous pleural effusions. METHOD: A total of eighty (80) patients of pleural effusion were included in the study, out of which 50 were cases of tuberculous pleural effusion and 30 controls of non tuberculous pleural effusion. RESULTS: Adenosine deaminase levels in pleural fluid were increased in cases with 150.86+15.73 IU/L (mean + SD ) compared to that of controls with 19.93+2.14 IU/L (mean+SD) with a statistically significant ‘p’ value of <0.001. Lactate dehydrogenase levels in pleural fluid were increased in cases with 220.82+30.99u/l(mean+SD) compared to controls with 75.40+15.54 u/l(mean+SD) with statistically significant ‘p’ value of <0.001. CONCLUSION: Increased ADA levels are suggestive of tuberculous effusion, hence help in the diagnosis and differentiation of TB effusion and other non TB effusions.
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