Diagnostic importance of zinc in the clarification of pleural effusions etiology
Concentration of zinc in blood serum and effusion was determined in 104 patients with the pleural effusion of different etiology. The importance of zinc concentration in serum and effusion was analyzed, as well as their relation regarding the differential diagnosis of pleural effusion. It was establ...
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Military Health Department, Ministry of Defance, Serbia
2002-01-01
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| description | Concentration of zinc in blood serum and effusion was determined in 104 patients with the pleural effusion of different etiology. The importance of zinc concentration in serum and effusion was analyzed, as well as their relation regarding the differential diagnosis of pleural effusion. It was established that the isolated zinc concentrations in serum and pleural effusion could not be used separately either in differing transudates from exudates or in the diagnosis of the pleural diseases. The average value of zinc in the pleural effusion in relation to the serum value in patients with tuberculosis effusion was 1.37, higher than 1 in all patients and was significantly different from the average value of the ratio 0,74 in patients with nonspecific and malignant pleural effusions. The relation of zinc concentration in the effusion and serum higher than 1.0 reliably indicated the presence of tuberculous pleurisy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-50770d3d6c9e4ed98162471cf46704fd2022-12-22T00:12:52ZengMilitary Health Department, Ministry of Defance, SerbiaVojnosanitetski Pregled0042-84502002-01-0159438538710.2298/VSP0204385RDiagnostic importance of zinc in the clarification of pleural effusions etiologyRanković BoškoĐorđević RužicaConcentration of zinc in blood serum and effusion was determined in 104 patients with the pleural effusion of different etiology. The importance of zinc concentration in serum and effusion was analyzed, as well as their relation regarding the differential diagnosis of pleural effusion. It was established that the isolated zinc concentrations in serum and pleural effusion could not be used separately either in differing transudates from exudates or in the diagnosis of the pleural diseases. The average value of zinc in the pleural effusion in relation to the serum value in patients with tuberculosis effusion was 1.37, higher than 1 in all patients and was significantly different from the average value of the ratio 0,74 in patients with nonspecific and malignant pleural effusions. The relation of zinc concentration in the effusion and serum higher than 1.0 reliably indicated the presence of tuberculous pleurisy.http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2002/0042-84500204385R.pdfpleural effusiondiagnosis, differentialbloodexudates and transudateszinctuberculosis, pleuralpleural effusion, malignant |
| spellingShingle | Ranković Boško Đorđević Ružica Diagnostic importance of zinc in the clarification of pleural effusions etiology Vojnosanitetski Pregled pleural effusion diagnosis, differential blood exudates and transudates zinc tuberculosis, pleural pleural effusion, malignant |
| title | Diagnostic importance of zinc in the clarification of pleural effusions etiology |
| title_full | Diagnostic importance of zinc in the clarification of pleural effusions etiology |
| title_fullStr | Diagnostic importance of zinc in the clarification of pleural effusions etiology |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diagnostic importance of zinc in the clarification of pleural effusions etiology |
| title_short | Diagnostic importance of zinc in the clarification of pleural effusions etiology |
| title_sort | diagnostic importance of zinc in the clarification of pleural effusions etiology |
| topic | pleural effusion diagnosis, differential blood exudates and transudates zinc tuberculosis, pleural pleural effusion, malignant |
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