Role of ada and cytology in the diagnosis of Exudative pleural effusion
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CURRENT RESEARCH - Year 2016, Vol 8, Issue 8
Abstract
Background: Exudative pleural effusions are a common diagnostic problem in clinical practice and it is difficult to determine the cause of pleural effusion. Aims and objectives: to evaluate the role of ADA and cytology in diagnosis of exudative plural effusion Materials and methods: 100 patients with exudative plural effusions were recruited Results: Tuberculosis was the most common cause of plural effusion in 74% followed by malignancy 18% then synpneumonic 6%. majority of tubercular pleural effusions 86.47% were found in less than 50 years of age and majority of malignant pleural effusion found in more than 50 years of age (73.03%). 89.18 % and 84.62% are the sensitivity and specificity of the test if ADA 40 U/L cutoff is used for finding extra pulmonary TB, it is 67.5% and 100% when the ADA 63U/L cutoff is used and it is 83.78% and 96.15% when ADA and cytology both included. Conclusion: In a clinically suspected case of plural effusion if the plural fluid ADA is >63U/L, it is virtually diagnostic of tubercular pleural effusion. If ADA is in between 40-63U/L it is highly suspicious of tubercular pleural effusion, and then the cytology report will aid in confirming the diagnosis.
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Sunil Kumar, Anil Saxena, Suman Khangarot, Anees K. V. and Kamal Nayan
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