Significance of Total Protein, Albumin, Globulin, Serum Effusion Albumin Gradient and LDH in the Differential Diagnosis of Pleural Effusion Secondary to Tuberculosis and Cancer

Significance of Total Protein, Albumin, Globulin, Serum Effusion Albumin Gradient and LDH in the Differential Diagnosis of Pleural Effusion Secondary to Tuberculosis and Cancer

Introduction: Lung cancer and Pulmonary tuberculosis are two major public health problems associated with significant morbidity and mortality worldwide particularly in low and middle income countries like India. Wrong diagnosis of lung cancer cases as pulmonary tuberculosis in primary health car...

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Main Authors: Sumeru Samanta, Ashish Sharma, Biswajit Das, Ayaz K Mallick, Amit Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2016-08-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Subjects:
lung cancer
mortality rate
pulmonary tuberculosis
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