A Cross-sectional Prospective Study of Pleural Effusion Among Cases of Chronic Kidney Disease

Abstract

Symptomatic pleural effusion was present in a small proportion of 6.7%; (n = 29) patients with CKD including post-renal transplant recipients. Heart failure, TB and uraemic effusions accounted for most of the cases. Differentiating TB from uraemic effusion requires a combined clinico-pathological approach and this differentiation is absolutely necessary for proper management.