Pleural fluid adenosine deaminase to serum C-reactive protein ratio for diagnosing tuberculous pleural effusion

Abstract Background Tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE) and malignant pleural effusion (MPE) may occasionally show similar cytological and biochemical picture including ADA. In such cases, differentiating TPE and MPE is challenging and needs histopathology of pleural tissue which may involve invasive...

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Huvudupphov:	Mohammad Fazle Rabbi, Mushfiq Newaz Ahmed, Md. Shafiqul Alam Patowary, Syed Rezaul Huq, S. M. Abdur Razzaque, Hossain Md. Arafat, Tasnuva Nahar, Mohammad Azmain Iktidar
Materialtyp:	Artigo
Språk:	Inglês
Utgiven:	BMC 2023-09-01
Serie:	BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Ämnen:	Pleural fluid ADA Serum CRP ADA to CRP ratio Pleural effusion Pleural tuberculosis
Länkar:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-023-02644-9
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