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Biomarkers for distinguishing tuberculous pleural effusion from non-tuberculosis effusion: a retrospective study
BackgroundPleural effusion (PE) is a common clinical feature that presents a diagnostic challenge for clinicians. In this retrospective study, we...
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Pleural fluid adenosine deaminase to serum C-reactive protein ratio for diagnosing tuberculous pleural effusion
BackgroundTuberculous pleural effusion (TPE) and malignant pleural effusion (MPE) may occasionally show similar cytological and biochemical picture...
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Clinical significance of pleural fluid lactate dehydrogenase/adenosine deaminase ratio in the diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusion
BackgroundPleural fluid is one of the common complications of thoracic diseases, and tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE) is the most common cause of...
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Tuberculous pleural effusion-induced Arg-1+ macrophage polarization contributes to lung cancer progression via autophagy signaling
BackgroundThe association between tuberculous fibrosis and lung cancer development has been reported by some epidemiological and experimental...
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A scoring model for diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusion
BackgroundDue to the low efficiency of a single clinical feature or laboratory variable in the diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusion (TBPE), the...
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Diagnostic accuracy of pleural fluid lactate dehydrogenase to adenosine deaminase ratio for tuberculous pleural effusion: an analysis of two cohorts
BackgroundThis study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of pleural fluid (PF) lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) to adenosine deaminase (ADA)...
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Conditional diagnostic accuracy according to inflammation status and age for diagnosing tuberculous effusion
BackgroundTuberculous effusion varies from lymphocyte-dominant to neutrophilic effusion according to inflammation status. The criteria of adenosine...
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Development and validation of a prediction model for tuberculous pleural effusion: a large cohort study and external validation
BackgroundDistinguishing tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE) from non-tuberculosis (TB) benign pleural effusion (BPE) remains to be a challenge in...
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Application of ultrasound-guided medical thoracoscopy in patients with small amounts or without pleural effusion
BackgroundPleural disease is a common clinical condition, and some patients present with a small amount of pleural effusion or no pleural effusion....
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Added value of 40 keV virtual monoenergetic images for diagnosing malignant pleural effusion on chest CT
ObjectiveThis study aimed to evaluate the added value of 40 keV virtual mono-energetic images (VMIs) obtained from dual-layer detector CT (DLCT) for...
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Diagnostic value of SHOX2, RASSF1A gene methylation combined with CEA level detection in malignant pleural effusion
AimTo investigate the diagnostic value of combined detection of SHOX2 and RASSF1A gene methylation with carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) level in...
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Tuberculous pleural effusion in a patient with sympathetic ophthalmia on immunosuppression: a case report
BackgroundTuberculous pleural effusion (TPE) is paucibacillary, making its diagnosis difficult based on laboratory investigations alone. We present a...
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Characteristics of pleural effusion with a high adenosine deaminase level: a case–control study
BackgroundIncreased pleural fluid adenosine deaminase (ADA) is useful for diagnosing tuberculous pleurisy (TB), but high ADA levels are associated...
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IR808@MnO nano-near infrared fluorescent dye’s diagnostic value for malignant pleural effusion
BackgroundMalignant pleural effusion is mostly a complication of advanced malignant tumors. However, the cancer markers such as carbohydrate antigen...
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Age affects the diagnostic accuracy of the cancer ratio for malignant pleural effusion
Background and objectiveCancer ratio (CR), which is defined as serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) to pleural fluid adenosine deaminase (ADA) ratio,...
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The yield of rigid thoracoscopy in patients of undiagnosed exudative pleural effusion and comparison of pleural fluid and thoracoscopic findings between tuberculosis and malignancy
BackgroundMedical thoracoscopy is an essential tool in the evaluation of patients with pleural effusion who remain undiagnosed despite a thorough...
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New biomarkers for the diagnosis of pleural effusion
BackgroundPersistent undiagnosed effusion is present in approximately 15% of all causes of exudative effusion. Pleural effusion caused by...
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Development and validation of a radiomics nomogram for diagnosis of malignant pleural effusion
ObjectiveWe aimed to develop a radiomics nomogram based on computed tomography (CT) scan features and high-throughput radiomics features for...
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Assessment of diaphragmatic role in dyspneic patients with pleural effusion
BackgroundDyspnea that is caused by pleural effusion and affects patients’ quality of life may not be resolved after lung expansion following pleural...
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Evaluation of serum and pleural levels tumor M2-pyruvate kinase in lung cancer patients with pleural effusion
ObjectiveTo evaluate the diagnostic value of tumor M2-pyruvate kinase (TuM2-PK) and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) levels in both pleural effusion...
