[Etiology of pleurisy in the Service of Pneumology, Point G].
This study describes epidemiologic, etiologic and evaluative aspects of Pleurisy pneumology department of Point "G". From 1st January 1998 to 31 December 2002 was realised a study about hospitalized patients in the department. Pleurisy represented 15; 9% of hospitalizations. The sex Ratio was 2,3 en for men aged of 41 years 55 of pleurisy were located on right. In 60% of cases the liquid was sero-fibrin, purulent in 25% of cases and haemorrhagic in 15%. Tuberculosis was the most frequent etiology with 37% of cases. According to liquid aspect tuberculosis represented 54, 3% of sero-fibrin pleurisy in one hand, on the other 60% of haemorrhagic pleurisy was due to cancer. The serology HIV have been realised on 89 patients and it was positive on 56% of cases. Association pleurisy/HIV tuberculosis etiology represented 56% of cases. Among 369 patients we have counted 100 deaths, 27% and 86% of these death occurred before a month of hospitalization. Even if the prevalence of neoplastic pleurisy increases, tuberculosis still the 1st etiology of pleurisy. It co-infection with HIV is the principal cause of morbidity and mortality.
Service de pneumologie de l'hôpital du point G, Bamako, Mali.
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Diallo
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Hassan
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Sissoko
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M'Baye
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Gomez
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D015497:HIV-1; D006748:Hospital Departments; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D008302:Mali / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D010998:Pleurisy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000821:virology; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D015272:Pulmonary Medicine; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014396:Tuberculosis, Pleural / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology