OBJECTIVE Surgical treatment of parapneumonic pleural effusion in children is controversial. The type of intervention is based mainly on personal experience and on the small number of reported cases. This article aims at presenting a literature review and the authorś experience in the surgical management of parapneumonic pleural effusion in children. SOURCES Data were searched in the Medline ...

light's criteria (protein and ldh) have been used to the present to differentiate exudative pleural effusion from transudative. this is both time consuming and relatively more expensive as compared to measuring cholesterol. during 1992-1993, a prospective study on 70 patients with effusion was carried out measuring fasting ldh, protein, cholesterol, alkaline phosphatase and glucose. all pa...

Background: Pleural effusion is an excess fluid that accumulates between two pleural layers. analysis and cytology are the mainstays for diagnosing various pulmonary diseases. Levels of adenosine deaminase (ADA) particularly useful in areas where prevalence tuberculosis high. Objectives: To find clinical profile etiology respect age sex level different causes effusion. Materials Methods: This w...

Empyema thoracis (ET) is defined as pus in the pleural space, either localized or involving entire cavity, due to diverse etiologies. In severe form, it may infiltrate extrapulmonary region. Clinical guideline describes 3 stages of parapneumonic effusion before developing into an ET, namely exudative stage, fibrinopurulent and organizing/late stage. We highlight a 59-year-old gentleman who pres...

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...

BACKGROUND The objective of the study was to evaluate the additional value of beta-glucuronidase (BGD), a lysosomal enzyme in the analysis of transudative and exsudative pleural effusions, especially between malignant and non-malignant effusions. DESIGN AND METHODS Pleural fluid samples obtained from four respective diagnostic groups: transudates parapneumonic effusions, malignant effusions o...

We aimed to determine the incidence, clinical consequences and microbiological findings related to the presence of pleural effusion in community-acquired pneumonia, and to identify predictive factors for empyema/complicated parapneumonic effusion. We analysed 4,715 consecutive patients with community-acquired pneumonia from two acute care hospitals. Patients were classified into three groups: n...

OBJECTIVE To determine the diagnostic utility of adenosine deaminase (ADA) in exudative pleural effusions of different etiologies. SETTING AND DESIGN It was an observational study conducted at a tertiary care teaching institute. MATERIALS AND METHODS Of a total of 171 pleural fluid samples, 122 were found to be exudates and were included in the study. Pleural fluid ADA was done for all incl...

Background: Pleural effusion (PE) is a pathological state that often develops in patients with thoracic or systemic diseases and if not diagnosed treated early, heralds serious prognosis. Aim of the study was to determine etiological profile PE from exudative transudative pleural fluid. Methods: This cross-sectional conducted participants admitted general medicine ward Yenepoya medical college ...