Discrimination of Exudative Pleural Effusions Based on Pleural Adenosine Deaminase (ADA)-C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Levels, and Their Combination: An Observational Prospective Study

Discrimination of Exudative Pleural Effusions Based on Pleural Adenosine Deaminase (ADA)-C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Levels, and Their Combination: An Observational Prospective Study

(1) Background: Malignant (MPE), parapneumonic (PPE) and tuberculous (TPE) pleural effusions constitute common causes of pleurisy. Discriminating among them is usually challenging. C-reactive protein (CRP) and adenosine deaminase (ADA) pleural levels (p-CRP, p-ADA) have been used as differentiators...

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Main Authors: Garifallia Perlepe, Charalampos Varsamas, Efthymia Petinaki, Dionysios Antonopoulos, Zoe Daniil, Konstantinos I. Gourgoulianis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Journal of Personalized Medicine
Subjects:
pleural effusions
malignant pleural effusions
parapneumonic pleural effusions
tuberculous pleural effusions
pleural biomarker
lung ultrasound
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4426/11/9/864

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