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. 2018 Mar 9;57(15):2251–2257. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.0387-17

Table 2.

Thoracentesis Findings.

<Biochemistry> <Cell counts>
Total protein 5.8 g/dL 3,450 /µL
Albumin 1.6 g/dL Neutrophil 3 %
Glucose 115 mg/dL Lymphocyte 69 %
Lactate dehydrogenase 159 U/L (consist of plasma cells)
Amylase 152 U/L Histiocyte 9 %
Adenosine deaminase 85.0 U/L Others 19 %
CA19-9 <0.6 U/mL
CEA 2.1 mg/mL
<Microbiology test>
Smear negative
Culture negative
PCR
Mycobacterium tuber culosis negative
Mycobacterium avium negative
Mycoba cterium intracellular negative

CA19-9: carbohydrate antigen 19-9, CEA: carcinoembryonic antigen, PCR: polymerase chain reaction