A clinical analysis of pleural effusion was done on 100 patients who were between 5 and 67 years old.
The etiologic diagnosis of pleural effusion at the of discharge were pulmonary tuberculosis in 38 cases(38%), pneumonia in 20 cases(20%).lung carcinoma in 16 cases(16%), liver cirrosis in 9 cases(9%), congestive heart failure in 4 cases(4%),
nephrosis
in 3 cases(3%), Meig, s syndrom in 3 cases(3%). Liver abscess 2 cases(2%), pancreatitis in 1 cases(1%) and other metastatic malignancy in 4 cases(4%).
Their chief complaints was chest pain in 89 cases(89%), dyspnea in 74 cases(74%), coughing in 46 cases(46%), fever in 13 cases(13%), weakness in 12 cases(12%) and dizziness in 11 case(11%).(Korean J Thoracic Cardiovas Surg 1994; 27:384-389)
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