Meaning and Diagnostic Value of Determining the Lysozyme Level of Pleural Fluid

We determined the levels of lysozyme in pleural fluid and serum in 141 patients with the following different causes for their pleural effusions: tuberculosis; neoplasias; transudates; parapneumonic, not complicated; empyemas; and miscellaneous. The lysozyme level of the pleural fluid and the ratio o...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Chest 1987-03, Vol.91 (3), p.342-345
Hauptverfasser:	Hernando, H.R.Verea, Jimenez, J.F.Masa, Juncal, L.Dominguez, Garcia-Buela, J.Perez, Egaña, M.T.Martin, Bueso, J.Fontan
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Biological and medical sciences Female Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Muramidase - blood Pleural Effusion - enzymology Pneumology Respiratory system : syndromes and miscellaneous diseases Tuberculosis, Pleural - enzymology
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Zusammenfassung:	We determined the levels of lysozyme in pleural fluid and serum in 141 patients with the following different causes for their pleural effusions: tuberculosis; neoplasias; transudates; parapneumonic, not complicated; empyemas; and miscellaneous. The lysozyme level of the pleural fluid and the ratio of that level over the serum level of lysozyme (PL/SL ratio) was meaningfully increased in patients with empyema (p
ISSN:	0012-3692 1931-3543
DOI:	10.1378/chest.91.3.342