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Table 4 Histological and microbiological findings (n = 407)

From: Medical thoracoscopy for exudative pleural effusion: an eight-year experience from a country with a young population

Pathology

n (%)

Granulomatous inflammation

304 (74.7%)

Fibrinous pleuritis

69 (17)

Malignant

13 (3.2)

Normal pleura

9 (2.2)

Othersa

12 (2.9)

  1. aOthers Inadequate sample-11(2.7) Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (1)
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