Open AccessRole of Common Investigations in Aetiological Evaluation of Exudative Pleural Effusions
Author(s) -
Arnab Kumar Maji,
Malay Kumar Maikap,
Debraj Jash,
Sushmita Kaushik,
Anjan Kundu,
Debabrata Saha,
Sourindra Nath Banerjee,
Anupam Patra
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2013/6738.3476
Subject(s) - medicine , pleural effusion , sputum , malignancy , etiology , thoracoscopy , tuberculosis , mesothelioma , radiology , empyema , biopsy , bronchoscopy , surgery , pathology
Pleural effusion is a common problem encountered in daily practice. To Establish aetiology of exudative effusions is a diagnostic challenge to general practitioners and even to pulmonologists especially in resource poor government hospitals with lack of investigations like thoracoscopy. Some recent studies had shown that around 2% of patients remained undiagnosed even after these investigations.