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Distribution of patients in different aetiologies
| Diagnosis | No. of patients / Total no. of patients (%) |
|---|---|
| Tubercular pleural effusion | 310/568 (54.57%) |
| Malignant pleural effusion | 160/568 (28.17%) |
| Empyema | 60/568 (10.56%) |
| Parapneumonic effusion | 30/568 (5.28%) |
| Rheumatoid pleural effusion | 5/568 (0.9%) |
| Pancreatitis | 1/568 (0.17%) |
| Unidentified | 2/568 (0.34%) |
