A Study of Adenosine Deaminase Level in Patients with Pleural Effusion

摘要

"Introduction: Pleural fluid is an abnormal collection of fluid in the pleural cavity. Tuberculosis is a major health problem in India &globally and it is a second most common cause of death from infectious diseases. Present study is to find out the role of Adenosine Deaminase level & its diagnostic utility in patients with pleural effusion. Methods: This study includes 100 patients admitted in SCL General hospital & VS General Hospital Ahmedabad from September 2012 to July 2014 which was diagnosed as having pleural effusion. Result: Pleural fluid ADA level of the study group ranged from 51 -145 IU/L with a mean of 76.38+- 21.33IU/L and (P value of Conclusion: All patients with TB pleural effusion had elevated ADA levels in pleural fluid. In this study there was a statistical significant association P value (