C-reactive protein and serum amyloid A levels in discriminating malignant from non-malignant pleural effusion

C-reactive protein and serum amyloid A levels in discriminating malignant from non-malignant pleural effusion

Introduction: Distinction between malignant and non-malignant pleural effusion is of great importance in the patient management. The aim: We examined the diagnostic value of C-reactive protein (CRP) and serum amyloid A (SAA) in distinguishing different etiologies of pleural effusion and if they coul...

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Main Authors: Hala Mohamed Shalaby Samaha, Amany Ragab Elsaid, Rasha Elzehery, Rania Elhelaly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-10-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
Subjects:
Pleural effusion
C-reactive protein
Serum amyloid A
Malignant
Non-malignant
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763815300170

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