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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2002;10:43-46
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Common Causes of Pleural Effusion in Referral Hospital in Isfahan, Iran 1997-1998

Mohammad Golshan, MD, Mehri Faghihi, MD, Khadijeh Ghanbarian, MD, Mustafa Ghanei, MD

Department of Medicine Al-Zahra Medical Center Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Isfahan, Iran
Mohammad Golshan, MD Tel: 98 311 627 6101 Fax: 98 311 222 8204 email: golshan{at}medscape.com Department of Medicine, Al-Zahra Medical Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 81655/755, Isfahan, Iran.
During a one-year period to September 1998, data were collected from all 213 patients referred with pleural effusion. There were 132 males and 81 females; their ages ranged from 18 to 85 years. The most common etiologies of effusion were congestive heart failure (39.4%), malignancy (27.2%), pneumonia (8%), empyema (5.2%), and tuberculosis (5.2%). Pleural effusions are frequent in Iran, and the causes are fairly similar to those reported by European authors, but with slightly more tuberculosis cases, mostly among Afghan refugees.






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