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Tuberculous Pleural Effusion: Sensitivity and Specificity

Introduction: Tuberculosis can cause exudative pleural effusions and is notoriously difficult to diagnose. The effusion is reactive and often does not contain mycobacteria. See also Exudative Pleural Effusion and Tuberculosis.

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The sensitivity and specificity of findings for Tuberculous Pleural Effusion are listed below. See the left navigation bar to change the display.

Sensitive Findings

Finding SensitivitySpecificity Comments, Study
Elevated total protein Edit Sensitivity = 98.8%

Study: Arch Intern Med, 158 (18), 2017-21 (1998) PMID: 9778201

Adenosine Deaminase Edit 93.8%82.5%

cut-off of 45 IU/L

Study: BMC Infect Dis. 2013; 13: 546. PMID: 24238276

Lymphocytic Predominance Edit Sensitivity = 93.3%

more than 50% of leukocytes were lymphocytes

Study: Arch Intern Med, 158 (18), 2017-21 (1998) PMID: 9778201

Poorly Diagnostic Findings

Finding SensitivitySpecificity Comments, Study
Pleural Biopsy Edit Sensitivity = 79.8%

caseating granulomas on biopsy (not organisms)

Study: Arch Intern Med, 158 (18), 2017-21 (1998) PMID: 9778201

Purified Protein Derivative (PPD) Edit Sensitivity = 66.5%

Study: Arch Intern Med, 158 (18), 2017-21 (1998) PMID: 9778201