Etiology of exudative pleural effusion among adults: differentiating between tuberculous and other causes, a multicenter prospective cohort study

ObjectivesExudative pleural effusions have a broad etiology and usually necessitate further investigative workup, including invasive procedures. This study aimed to evaluate and compare the demographic, clinical, and biochemical characteristics of tuberculous, malignant, and chronic inflammatory ple...

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Main Author: Mousa, Hussein (author)
Other Authors: Thomas, Merlin (author), Al-Tikrity, Mustafa (author), Elarabi, Anam (author), Hameed, Mansoor (author), Al-Adab, Aisha (author), Ibrahim, Wanis (author), Chandra, Prem (author), Ahmed, Shakeel (author), Muslim, Muhammad (author), Al-Qahoush, Osaid (author), Raza, Tasleem (author)
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijregi.2024.100425
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772707624000961
http://hdl.handle.net/10576/61514
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Al-Adab, Aisha
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Hussein, M., Thomas, M., Al-Tikrity, M., Elarabi, A., Hameed, M., Al-Adab, A., ... & Raza, T. (2024). Etiology of exudative pleural effusion among adults: differentiating between tuberculous and other causes, a multicenter prospective cohort study. IJID regions, 100425.
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Pleural effusion
Tuberculous
Thoracentesis
Thoracoscopy
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description ObjectivesExudative pleural effusions have a broad etiology and usually necessitate further investigative workup, including invasive procedures. This study aimed to evaluate and compare the demographic, clinical, and biochemical characteristics of tuberculous, malignant, and chronic inflammatory pleural effusions. MethodsThis is a 2-year prospective cohort study of patients referred for medical thoracoscopy with an exudative pleural effusion. ResultsA total of 159 patients were enrolled in the study, with a mean age of 42.49 ± 13.8 years and the majority being males 121 (76.1%). As expected, patients with tuberculous effusions were significantly younger than those with non-tuberculous effusions (37.7 ± 10.9 vs 49.1 ± 14.9, P <0.001). Serum analysis showed significantly lower white blood cell count (7.5 × 109/L ± 2.7 vs 9.0 × 109/L ± 3.3, P = 0.004), higher total protein (76.2 g/dL ± 10.1 vs 70.2 g/dL ± 8.9, P <0.001), and higher median C-reactive protein (median 77.5, interquartile range 51-116 vs median 40.5, interquartile range 8-127, P <0.001) among tuberculous compared with non-tuberculosis effusions. ConclusionsOur study validates previous findings showing similar results in patients with tuberculous pleural effusions. A predictive model incorporating different demographic and clinical/laboratory characteristics may be useful in the early etiologic characterization of exudative pleural effusion.
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spelling Etiology of exudative pleural effusion among adults: differentiating between tuberculous and other causes, a multicenter prospective cohort studyMousa, HusseinThomas, MerlinAl-Tikrity, MustafaElarabi, AnamHameed, MansoorAl-Adab, AishaIbrahim, WanisChandra, PremAhmed, ShakeelMuslim, MuhammadAl-Qahoush, OsaidRaza, TasleemPleural effusionTuberculousThoracentesisThoracoscopyObjectivesExudative pleural effusions have a broad etiology and usually necessitate further investigative workup, including invasive procedures. This study aimed to evaluate and compare the demographic, clinical, and biochemical characteristics of tuberculous, malignant, and chronic inflammatory pleural effusions. MethodsThis is a 2-year prospective cohort study of patients referred for medical thoracoscopy with an exudative pleural effusion. ResultsA total of 159 patients were enrolled in the study, with a mean age of 42.49 ± 13.8 years and the majority being males 121 (76.1%). As expected, patients with tuberculous effusions were significantly younger than those with non-tuberculous effusions (37.7 ± 10.9 vs 49.1 ± 14.9, P <0.001). Serum analysis showed significantly lower white blood cell count (7.5 × 109/L ± 2.7 vs 9.0 × 109/L ± 3.3, P = 0.004), higher total protein (76.2 g/dL ± 10.1 vs 70.2 g/dL ± 8.9, P <0.001), and higher median C-reactive protein (median 77.5, interquartile range 51-116 vs median 40.5, interquartile range 8-127, P <0.001) among tuberculous compared with non-tuberculosis effusions. ConclusionsOur study validates previous findings showing similar results in patients with tuberculous pleural effusions. A predictive model incorporating different demographic and clinical/laboratory characteristics may be useful in the early etiologic characterization of exudative pleural effusion.This work was supported and funded by Hamad Medical corporration - Medical research center.Elsevier2024-11-26T11:23:33Z2024-09Articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijregi.2024.100425Hussein, M., Thomas, M., Al-Tikrity, M., Elarabi, A., Hameed, M., Al-Adab, A., ... & Raza, T. (2024). Etiology of exudative pleural effusion among adults: differentiating between tuberculous and other causes, a multicenter prospective cohort study. IJID regions, 100425.2772-7076https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772707624000961http://hdl.handle.net/10576/6151412enhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:qspace.qu.edu.qa:10576/615142024-11-26T19:06:17Z
spellingShingle Etiology of exudative pleural effusion among adults: differentiating between tuberculous and other causes, a multicenter prospective cohort study
Mousa, Hussein
Pleural effusion
Tuberculous
Thoracentesis
Thoracoscopy
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title Etiology of exudative pleural effusion among adults: differentiating between tuberculous and other causes, a multicenter prospective cohort study
title_full Etiology of exudative pleural effusion among adults: differentiating between tuberculous and other causes, a multicenter prospective cohort study
title_fullStr Etiology of exudative pleural effusion among adults: differentiating between tuberculous and other causes, a multicenter prospective cohort study
title_full_unstemmed Etiology of exudative pleural effusion among adults: differentiating between tuberculous and other causes, a multicenter prospective cohort study
title_short Etiology of exudative pleural effusion among adults: differentiating between tuberculous and other causes, a multicenter prospective cohort study
title_sort Etiology of exudative pleural effusion among adults: differentiating between tuberculous and other causes, a multicenter prospective cohort study
topic Pleural effusion
Tuberculous
Thoracentesis
Thoracoscopy
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijregi.2024.100425
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772707624000961
http://hdl.handle.net/10576/61514