The use of biomarkers on pleural fluid (PF) specimens may assist the decision-making
process and enhance clinical diagnostic pathways. Three paradigmatic examples are heart …

The goals of the End TB strategy, which aims to achieve a 90% reduction in tuberculosis
(TB) incidence and a 95% reduction in TB mortality by 2035, will not be achieved without …

Pleural effusion is not a rare disease in Korea. The diagnosis of pleural effusion is very
difficult, even though the patients often complain of typical symptoms indicating of pleural …

Virtually all patients with a newly discovered pleural effusion should undergo thoracentesis
to aid in diagnosis and management. The routine pleural fluid (PF) evaluation usually …

Pleural tuberculosis (TB) remains difficult to diagnose. In about two-thirds of the cases the
diagnosis is reliant upon clinical suspicion along with consistent fluid biochemistries (ie …

Pleural effusion (PE) is a common yet complex disease that requires specialized,
multidisciplinary management. Recent advances, novel diagnostic techniques, and …

Pleural effusions arise from a variety of systemic, inflammatory, infectious and malignant
conditions. Their precise etiological diagnosis depends on a combination of medical history …

Aim We studied the diagnostic potential of serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in malignant
pleural effusion. Methods Retrospective analysis of patients hospitalized with exudative …

Background: Medical thoracoscopy (MT) performed either with rigid or the semirigid
thoracoscope has been shown to have diagnostic accuracy superior to closed-blind pleural …

SETTING: Most patients with tuberculous pleural effusions (TPE) have more than 50%
lymphocytes in the pleural fluid. Data on patients in whom polymorphonuclear leukocytes …