ETIOLOGY OF PLEURAL EFFUSION AT A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL
Dr. Aisha Anwar*, Dr. Muhammad Zulqarnain, Dr. Rana Ihtasham-ul-Haq
ABSTRACT
Objective: To study the various diseases in cases of pleural effusion presenting at Holy Family Hospital, Rawalpindi. Material and methods: This cross sectional study was conducted at Department of Medicine, Holy Family Hospital Rawalpindi, from September 2018 to March 2019. Total 100 patients with pleural effusion were selected and different diseases were studded in selected cases. Results: Tuberculosis was the most common cause (28%) of exudative pleural effusion followed by parapneumonic effusion/empyema (25%) and malignant effusion (9%) while congestive cardiac failure (13%) was the most common cause of transudate effusion followed by liver cirrhosis in 8% of cases of all cases of the pleural effusion. Conclusion: Tuberculosis is the most common cause of pleural effusion while infections, malignancies and CCF comprise a significant number of cases.
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