Background—A study was undertaken to evaluate the diagnostic value of pleural fluid concentrations of interferon gamma (IFN-ã) as a marker of tuberculosis. Methods—Patients admitted to King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital between April 1997 and January 1998 with a lymphocytic exudative pleural eVusion were enrolled into the study. The pleural fluids were examined for cytology, staining for acid...

The causes and situation of exudative pleural effusion vary from one area to another. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 327 patients with exudative pleural effusion in South Khorasan province (Iran). The patients were older than 12 years and comprised 172 (52.6%) males and 155 (47.4%) females. The study commenced in 2007 with seven years duration. The Light's criteria were used to define...

In evaluating pleural effusions, clinicians perform thoraceninstance, recommend measuring pleural fluid-to-serum albumin gradients when patients with congestive heart failure have tesis and pleural fluid analysis most often by Light’s criteria to establish the exudative or transudative nature of the effuan exudative effusion by Light’s criteria (7). A Bayesian approach addresses these limitatio...

Pleural effusion (PE) remains a significant challenge and public health problem, which needs novel noninvasive biomarkers for the precise diagnosis. The aim of this study was to further determine the clinical efficacy and diagnostic accuracy of a novel combination of calprotectin and CXCL12 for predicting malignancy in patients with exudative PE.Calprotectin and CXCL12 concentrations were measu...

parapneunomonic effusion is a common accompaniment of bacterial pneumonia and mostly is resolved with medical management. we studied the etiology and possible underlying causes of complicated parapneumonic effusion and timing of pulmonary decortication. a descriptive study on 34 patients with postpneumonic empyema which required decortication carried out. post surgical and post traumatic empyem...

  Background and Objectives:Infection of pleural fluid is a common disease and because of antibiotic administration, the microbiology of this fluid has changed. The aim of this study was to determine the common bacteria and suitable antibiotics for treatment in pleural effusion (PE). Materials and Methods: In this cross sectional study, 1210 samples with exudative features were cultured for p...

The pleural space in patients with empyema and complicated parapneumonic effusions is a stage for intensive activity representing mobilization of various host responses. Release of inflammatory mediators accompanied by influx of leucocytes as well as alternations of the fibrinolytic cascade are some of the characteristic events occurring in the pleural space during infection. The possible relat...

INTRODUCTION Intrapleural fibrinolytic enzyme therapy is a potentially surgery-sparing treatment for poorly resolving parapneumonic effusion and empyema. It is safe in the majority of patients, however the most significant risk associated with this treatment is severe bleeding secondary to pleural hemorrhage. Contraindications for intrapleural enzyme therapy are not widely agreed upon and littl...

AIMS We analyzed and examined the effect of different management strategies on short term outcomes for pediatric patients with parapneumonic pleural effusions. PATIENTS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 16 cases of children admitted and treated in our department of pediatric surgery for empyema or pleural effusions for a period of 30 months. RESULTS When chest drains are used alone, p...