Document Details Document Type : Article In Journal  Document Title : Pleural Effusion at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Saudi Arabia Pleural Effusion at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Saudi Arabia   Document Language : English  Abstract : This study is aimed at identifying the etiology, clinical presentation and diagnostic modalities of pleural effusion in patients admitted to medical wards at King Abdul Aziz University Hospital, Jeddah. The study included all cases of pleural effusion admitted to the medical ward of the hospital during the peri- od between January 1997 to December 1999. A total of 62 patients were diagnosed to have pleural effu- sion with a mean age of 46 years, with a male to female ratio of 2:1. Dyspnoea, cough and chest pain were the commonest symptoms on presentation. Malignancy and tuberculosis (TB) were the most common etiologies. T.B. was more common in non-Saudis than in Saudis; 77% and 23% respectively. No cause could be found in 10 out of 62 patients (16%) in whom empirical treatment with anti tubercu- losis was started with good response. We found that clinical presentation and etiology of pleural effusion in our study was similar to that re- ported in other developed countries where malignancy and tuberculosis constituted the main causes.  ISSN : 0940-5429  Journal Name : Journal of the Bahrain Medical Society  Volume : 13  Issue Number : 3  Publishing Year : 2001 AH 2001 AD  Article Type : Article  Added Date : Tuesday, March 2, 2010  Researchers Researcher Name (Arabic) Researcher Name (English) Researcher Type Dr Grade Email أ.د. دعـــد أكبر Akbar, Prof. Daad Researcher Doctorate   Files File Name Type Description  25783.doc doc   Back To Researches Page