Table 2 Etiology of exudative effusions (n = 401)
Etiology | n (%) |
|---|---|
Tuberculous pleural effusions | 344 (84.5) |
Para-pneumonic effusions | 22 (5.4) |
Malignant Effusions | 21 (5.2) |
Metastatic Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma | 8 (38) |
Metastatic Breast carcinoma | 4 (19) |
Lymphoma | 4 (19) |
Malignant mesothelioma | 3 (14) |
Malignant epithelial neoplasm | 1 (5) |
Squamous cell carcinoma Lung | 1 (5) |
Idiopathic | 12 (2.9) |
Othersa | 3 (0.7) |