Table 3 Pleura effusion characteristics of 11 patients with IEPE
From: Diagnostic procedure for idiopathic eosinophilic pleural effusion: a single-center experience
No | Eos (%) | CEA (ng/mL) | ADA (U/L) | LDH (U/L) | Proteins (g/dl) | BNP (pg/mL) | TB-DNA | AFB smears | Culture of effusion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 31 | 1.89 | 8.1 | 265 | 51.8 | 96.13 | N | N | N |
2 | 20 | 1.53 | 7.9 | 338.5 | 52.6 | 47.2 | N | N | N |
3 | 22.5 | 0.46 | 4 | 209 | 49.7 | 35.24 | N | N | N |
4 | 50.5 | 1.08 | 23.0 | 421.9 | 48.3 | 394.60 | N | N | N |
5 | 14.3 | 2.01 | 1.8 | 89.8 | 37.5 | 93.35 | N | N | N |
6 | 21 | 1.48 | 6.7 | 221.0 | 43.2 | 87.46 | N | N | N |
7 | 19 | 1.67 | 2.8 | 189.4 | 39.8 | 432.2 | N | N | N |
8 | 15.2 | 4.31 | 24.0 | 201.2 | 35.6 | 412 | N | N | N |
9 | 21.2 | 3.34 | 20.0 | 234.4 | 43.2 | 231.1 | N | N | N |
10 | 18.9 | 2.67 | 17 | 321.4 | 34.2 | 243.1 | N | N | N |
11 | 12.4 | 3.4 | 19.9 | 214.5 | 32.8 | 321.0 | N | N | N |