title: Eosinophilic pleural effusion: a review of 36 cases.
abstract: 36 cases of eosinophilic pleural effusion (EPE) are reviewed. The etiologies were: traumatic 25%, congestive heart failure (CHF) 14%, infectious 8.5%, idiopathic 8.5% and miscellaneous 11%. 33% (12 patients) had a tumoral etiology, yet in only 1 patient could all additional etiologies for EPE be ruled out. Hence, the conclusion is that EPE is rarely caused by a tumoral etiology, and that other etiologies should be considered. The comparison of pleural fluid and peripheral blood findings disclosed no significant difference among the various subgroups.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001826:Body Fluids / Q000378:metabolism; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D004804:Eosinophils / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins