Haemorrhagic pleural effusion. A report of 123 cases

ABSTRACT

1.132 pleural effusion admitted to the hospital in 113 months, 123 haemorrhagic pleural effusions are confirmed by puncture. The most reliable means the pleural biopsy with the Abrams needle which is systematically used. It has often led to adjust the diagnosis suggested by the clinical context. The pleural metastasis is the dominating aetiology, 53 cases are confirmed on the biopsy or cytodiagnosis and 28 cases are suspected which makes a total of 81 cases [65.9%] then pleural tuberculosis are confirmed in 11 cases, suspected in 8 cases [15.4%]. The cardiovascular etiology represents 3 cases [2.4%], different other causes 2 cases [1.6%], no etiology 18 cases [14.6%]