Mohiuddin, Mohd IfthekharPatel, Parth N.2020-04-092020-04-092019-11Mohiuddin Mohd Ifthekhar, Patel Parth N.. Study of etiology of pleural effusion in Telangana population. International Journal of Advances in Medicine. 2019 Nov; 6(6): 1798-18002349-39252349-3933http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/194516Background: Among 86 patients aged between 18 to 65 of both sexes having pleural effusion due to various clinical etiologies were studied.Methods: Chest x-ray PA. was studied, 20 ml of pleural fluid was aspirated to study bio-chemically, microbiologically and pathological. Echo-cardiography, USG abdomen and biopsy of pleura was also done in same patients in whom diagnosis or etiology was unclear.Results: Among 59(68.6%) had fever, 68(79%) had cough, 40(46.5%) had breathlessness, 20(23.2%) had pedal edema, 42(48.8%) had chest pain, 5(5.8%) had abdominal distention. 52(60.4%) had tubercular pleural effusion 34(39.5%) had non- tubercular pleural types of non-tubercular PE effusion (PE) included 8(23.5%) synpneumonic, 5(14.7%) had CCF, 11(32.3%) had malignancy, 2(5.88%) had RA, 2(5.88%) had dengue fever, 2(5.88%) had pancreatitis, 4(11.7%) had Hypoproteinaemia.Conclusions: This pragmatic approach to pleural effusion for patients with different clinical manifestations as pleural fluid analysis is gold standard method in evaluation pleural effusion of different etiology.Background: Among 86 patients aged between 18 to 65 of both sexes having pleural effusion due to various clinical etiologies were studied.Methods: Chest x-ray PA. was studied, 20 ml of pleural fluid was aspirated to study bio-chemically, microbiologically and pathological. Echo-cardiography, USG abdomen and biopsy of pleura was also done in same patients in whom diagnosis or etiology was unclear.Results: Among 59(68.6%) had fever, 68(79%) had cough, 40(46.5%) had breathlessness, 20(23.2%) had pedal edema, 42(48.8%) had chest pain, 5(5.8%) had abdominal distention. 52(60.4%) had tubercular pleural effusion 34(39.5%) had non- tubercular pleural types of non-tubercular PE effusion (PE) included 8(23.5%) synpneumonic, 5(14.7%) had CCF, 11(32.3%) had malignancy, 2(5.88%) had RA, 2(5.88%) had dengue fever, 2(5.88%) had pancreatitis, 4(11.7%) had Hypoproteinaemia.Conclusions: This pragmatic approach to pleural effusion for patients with different clinical manifestations as pleural fluid analysis is gold standard method in evaluation pleural effusion of different etiology.Chest X-rayCongestive cardiac failureNon-TubercularPleural effusionRheumatoid ArthritisTubercularStudy of etiology of pleural effusion in Telangana populationJournal ArticleIndiaDepartment of General Medicine, Mediciti Institute of Medical Sciences Ghanpur, Telangana, India