Abstract
Background: Pleural effusion is a problem commonly encountered by chest physicians. Management of pleural effusions depends on their origin whether exudates or transudates, simple or complicated. This study was carried out to find out types of effusion and their etiology.
Methods: A Prospective study of 60 patients were analyzed for clinical and laboratory profile, origin and type of fluid, etiology of pleural effusion in pediatric patients.
Results: Majority of the patients were in 1-4 years age group (42%). Fever, cough and respiratory distress were most common clinical symptoms in all type of effusion. Empyema was most common type of effusion followed by tuberculosis and para-pneumonic effusion cases. All of the exudative cases satisfied Lights criteria.
Conclusion: Pleural effusions are mostly exudative in origin in pediatric age. Pneumococci (30%) was more frequent among causative micro-organisms in recent time.
Keyword: pleural effusion, empyema, tuberculosis, para pneumonic effusion.
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Corresponding Author
Dr Nabila Akand
Registrar, Dept of Pediatric Respiratory Medicine (Pulmonology), Dhaka Shishu (Children) Hospital, Dhaka
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v8i4.45
