Figure 1.
Levels of pleural fluid concentrations of PTX3 according to different etiologies of pleural effusions. MPE: malignant pleural effusion; TPE: tuberculous pleural effusion; PPE: parapneumonic pleural effusion; PTX3: pentraxin-3. *p<0.05.
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