Accessible online at: www.karger.com/journals/res Involvement of the pleural mesothelium in inflammatory disease processes results in the development of an exudative pleural effusion. When the pleura itself is not inflamed and there is increased intravascular pressure, transudative effusions occur. This important concept is clearly illustrated in the paper by Alexandrakis and Bouros [1] in this...

OBJECTIVES Adenosine deaminase (ADA) can aid in the diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusions, but false-positive findings from lymphocytic effusions have been reported. We studied the ADA levels in a variety of nontuberculous lymphocytic effusions and analyzed the relationships between ADA and conventional hematologic and biochemical parameters. METHODS One hundred six lymphocytic pleural f...

Background: Pleural fluid (PF) may be transudative or exudative. Total protein estimation from PF is used to detect exudative pleural effusion. Objectives: To determine the role of new suggested criteria consisting of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), total proteins (TP), and adenosine deaminase (ADA) in diagnosis of pleural effusion and differentiate it into transudative and exudative and also to c...

Acute hydrothorax after commencing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis A 53-year-old woman with end-stage renal disease developed dyspnea soon after commencing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) for 1 day. Low drainage volume of dialysate (infusion 1500 ml and drainage 1100 ml) was also noted. The chest radiograph taken at emergency department showed massive right-sided pleu...

OBJECTIVE Angiopoietins are involved in the pathogenesis of a variety of human diseases. We tried to evaluate the application of pleural and serum Angiopoietin-1 and 2 in categorizing pleural effusions (PEs) into exudates and transudates in children. METHODS Pleural fluid (PF) and serum Angiopoietin (Ang)-1 and Ang-2 were measured in 80 children with PEs (40 transudative and 40 exudative) by ...

Aim: To evaluate pleural fluid Adenosine deaminase as the diagnostic marker for tubercular pleural disease. Patients and Methods:New patients (n=160) with pleural effusion were divided into tubercular (n=92) and non-tubercular (n=68) groups. Non-tubercular group was further divided into patients having exudative effusion (n=46) and patients having transudative effusion (n=22). Patients with exu...