ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯ И ПРИНЦИПЫ ДИФФЕРЕНЦИАЛЬНОЙ ­ДИАГНОСТИКИ Тубер­ку­лезНОГО И ПАРАПНЕВМОНИЧЕСКОГО ЭКССУДАТИВНОГО ПЛЕВРИТА

The etiological pattern of pleural effusions was studied, by analyzing the computed database on 11,272 patients examined and treated at the specialized Pleural Pathology Department of the Voronezh Regional Tuberculosis Oncology in 1979-2012. There were the most common etiological groups: tuberculous (31.38%) and parapneumonic (33.68%) pleurisy. Analysis of the data of the clinical manifestations and the results of examination of 110 patients with tuberculous pleurisy and 100 patients with parapneumonic pleurisy identified main criteria for these types of exudative pleurisy and differential diagnosis tactics.