Clinical and laboratory parameters in the differential diagnosis of pleural effusion secondary to tuberculosis or cancer Parâmetros clínicos e laboratoriais no diagnóstico diferencial de efusões pleurais secundárias à tuberculose ou ao cancer
PURPOSE: To evaluate the clinical and laboratory characteristics of pleural effusions secondary to tuberculosis (TB) or cancer (CA). METHODS: A total of 326 patients with pleural effusion due to TB (n=182) or CA (n=144) were studied. The following parameters were analyzed: patient gender, age and pl...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier España
2007-01-01
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| Series: | Clinics |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322007000500009 |