Incidence, aetiology and clinical features of eosinophilic pleural effusion: a retrospective study

BMC Pulmonary Medicine

Table 3 Comparison of aetiology of patients with EPE and n-EPE

	Total (n = 252)	EPE (n = 34)	n-EPE (n = 218)	p-Value
PPE	36 (14.29%)	3 (8.82%)	33 (15.14%)	0.475
TPE	47 (18.65%)	1 (2.94%)	46 (21.10%)	0.011
MPE	108 (42.86%)	18 (52.94%)	90 (41.28%)	0.201
HR-PE	34 (13.49%)	1 (2.94%)	33 (15.14%)	0.096
CTD-PE	7 (2.78%)	1 (2.94%)	6 (2.75%)	0.951
IPE	6 (2.38%)	5 (14.71%)	1 (0.46%)	< 0.001
PPI	5 (1.98%)	3 (8.82%)	2 (0.92%)	0.014
Others	9 (3.57%)	2 (5.88%)	7 (3.21%)	0.776

Data are presented as n (%)
EPE eosinophilic pleural effusion, n-EPE non-eosinophilic pleural effusion, PPE parapneumonic effusion, TPE tuberculous pleural effusion, MPE malignant pleural effusion, HR-PE heart related pleural effusion, CTD-PE Connective tissue diseases pleural effusion, PPI pleural parasitic infestation, IPE idiopathic pleural effusion

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