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Clinical profile of Tuberculous Pleural Effusion in Children
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Volume
19
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January-March 2022
Pages: 1-4
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Received 11 August 2021
Accepted 27 August 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7199/ped.oncall.2022.13
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Shah A, Gurnani S. Clinical profile of Tuberculous Pleural Effusion in Children. Pediatr Oncall J. 2022;19: 1-4. doi: 10.7199/ped.oncall.2022.13
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Clinical profile of Tuberculous Pleural Effusion in Children
Ankita Shah
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, Sunayna Gurnani
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1
H B T Medical College and DR R N Cooper Municipal General Hospital, Mumbai, India,
2
Seth G S Medical College, KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India.
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Abstract
Aim:
To determine the age distribution, clinical and laboratory findings, and outcomes of patients with tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE).
Methods:
This retrospective study was done over a period of 5 years in children between 1 month-15 years of age who were referred to our tertiary referral center with TPE.
Results:
Seventy-six (5.3%) children were diagnosed with pleural effusion of which 43 (56.6%) patients had right-sided affection, 31 (40.8%) had left sided affection and 2 (2.6%) bilateral involvement. Mean age of presentation was 6.8±3.2 years. Mean ADA values in pleural fluid were 107.6±115.7 IU/L. High ESR was found in 58 (77.8%) with mean values of 79.1±28.5 mm at end of 1 hour. Left sided effusion was seen at a mean age of 7.9±3.5 whereas right sided effusion was seen at a mean age of 6.1±2.8 (p=0.016).
Conclusion:
Most of the pleural effusions are seen in children <10 years of age and does not have a predilection for adolescents as mentioned in literature. Elevated ADA and ESR may suggest TPE. Though right sided effusion is more common, left sided effusion is seen in older children.
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