scholarly journals EFFICACY OF PLEURAL FLUID ADENOSINE DEAMINASE AND C-REACTIVE PROTEIN LEVELS IN EARLY DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF PLEURAL EFFUSION.

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (22) ◽  
pp. 3987-3995
Author(s):  
Aliya Nusrath ◽  
Maithri C. M ◽  
Rajeshwari A ◽  
Mahantesh Patil
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Pleural Effusion ◽  
Adenosine Deaminase ◽  
Pleural Fluid ◽  
C Reactive Protein ◽  
Protein Levels ◽  
Reactive Protein

scholarly journals Use of C-reactive protein level in diagnosis of tubercular pleural effusion

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-23
Author(s):  
Subash Pant ◽  
Sanjeet Krishna Shrestha ◽  
Lucky Sharma ◽  
Bibechana Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Pleural Effusion ◽  
Pleural Fluid ◽  
Protein Level ◽  
College Teaching ◽  
C Reactive Protein ◽  
Biochemical Tests ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Female Ratio ◽  
Protein Levels ◽  
Reactive Protein

Background: C-reactive protein in both pleural fluid and serum has been found to be higher in tubercular pleural effusion than in other causes of pleural effusion. Objectives: The main aim of this study was to find out the diagnostic value of C-reactive protein in patients withlymphocytic pleural effusion. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 90 patients with pleural effusion who underwent thoracocentesis at Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal. The complete biochemical tests of pleural fluid and serum were performed. The C-reactive protein concentrations of both pleural fluid and serum were then measured from samples from patients with lymphocytic exudative pleural effusion. Results: Ninety patients with exudative lymphocytic pleural effusion were included. Male patients were 56 (62.2%) and female were 34 (37.8%) with the male to female ratio of 1.64. Mean age of the patients was 51±21.54 (Mean ± Standard Deviation). The pleural fluid C-reactive protein levels in tubercular pleural effusion were higher (48.87±24.19 mg/dl) compared to non-tubercular group (38.30±17 mg/dl; p<0.001). Similarly, the serum fluid C-reactive protein levels in tubercular pleural effusion were higher (29.60±13mg/dl) compared to non-tubercular group (18.14±9.2mg/dl; p< 0.001). The sensitivity of pleural fluid C-reactive protein level in diagnosing tubercular pleural effusion was 86%. Conclusion: Simple and inexpensive test like C-reactive protein is useful in the diagnostic workup of lymphocytic pleural effusions. High C-reactive protein levels are very suggestive of tubercular pleural effusion.

scholarly journals C-Reactive Protein, Sialic Acid and Adenosine Deaminase Levels in Serum and Pleural Fluid from Patients with Pleural Effusion

1988 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 122-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ji Woon Kim ◽  
In Ae Yang ◽  
Eun A Oh ◽  
Young Gun Rhyoo ◽  
Young Ho Jang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sialic Acid ◽  
Pleural Effusion ◽  
Adenosine Deaminase ◽  
Pleural Fluid ◽  
C Reactive Protein ◽  
Reactive Protein

scholarly journals An Evaluation of Levels of C - reactive protein in Serum and Pleural Fluid of Pleural Effusion of Different Etiology

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (09) ◽  
pp. 19-23
Author(s):  
Dr. Upendra Kumar Verma ◽  
Dr. Shiv Shanker Tripathi ◽  
Dr. Rajiv Ratan Singh Yadav ◽  
Dr. Sachin Avasthi
Keyword(s):  
Pleural Effusion ◽  
Pleural Fluid ◽  
C Reactive Protein ◽  
Reactive Protein

scholarly journals The Diagnostic Value of the Pleural Fluid C-Reactive Protein in Parapneumonic Effusions

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shimon Izhakian ◽  
Walter G. Wasser ◽  
Benjamin D. Fox ◽  
Baruch Vainshelboim ◽  
Mordechai R. Kramer
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Pleural Effusion ◽  
Pleural Fluid ◽  
Predictive Value ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Diagnostic Value ◽  
Parapneumonic Effusion ◽  
C Reactive Protein ◽  
Reactive Protein ◽  
Sensitivity Specificity

Purpose. The aim of this study was to evaluate the sensitivity of pleural C-reactive protein (CRP) biomarker levels in identifying parapneumonic effusions.Methods. A single-center, retrospective review of 244 patients diagnosed with pleural effusions was initiated among patients at the Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel, between January 2011 and December 2013. The patients were categorized into 4 groups according to their type of pleural effusion as follows: heart failure, malignant, post-lung transplantation, and parapneumonic effusion.Results. The pleural CRP levels significantly differentiated the four groups (p<0.001) with the following means: parapneumonic effusion,5.38±4.85 mg/dL; lung transplant,2.77±2.66 mg/dL; malignancy,1.19±1.51 mg/dL; and heart failure,0.57±0.81 mg/dL. The pleural fluid CRP cut-off value for differentiating among parapneumonic effusions and the other 3 groups was 1.38 mg/dL. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value were 84.2%, 71.5%, 37%, and 95%, respectively. A backward logistic regression model selected CRP as the single predictor of parapneumonic effusion (OR = 1.59, 95% CI = 1.37–1.89).Conclusions. Pleural fluid CRP levels can be used to distinguish between parapneumonic effusions and other types of exudative effusions. CRP levels < 0.64 mg/dL are likely to indicate a pleural effusion from congestive heart failure, whereas levels ≥ 1.38 mg/dL are suggestive of an infectious etiology.

C-reactive protein levels of pleural fluid of parapneumonic effusions and its role in prognosis

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatjana Pejčić ◽  
Ivana Stanković ◽  
Desa Nastasijević-Borovec ◽  
Tatjana Radjenović-Petković ◽  
Ivanka Djordjević ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pleural Fluid ◽  
C Reactive Protein ◽  
Protein Levels ◽  
Reactive Protein
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