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Causes of Nonspecific Pleuritis (N=23)
| Diagnostic Procedure or Study
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final Diagnosis | Clinical Trial | Pleural Biopsy | Open Thoracotomy | Explolaparotomy | Kidney Biopsy | Numbers (%) |
| Tuberculous | 11 | 11 (48%) | ||||
| Malignant | 2 (8.7%) | |||||
| Lung cancer | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Hepatoma | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Miscellaneous | 4 (17%) | |||||
| Parapneumonic effusion | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Subphrenic abscess | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Congestive heart failure | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Nephrotic syndrome | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Indeterminate | 6 (26%) | |||||
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| Total | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 (100%) |
