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Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis a Clinico-Epidemiological Perspective from a Tertiary Care Centre

Introduction: Tuberculosis is a major global health problem. India accounts for one-fifth of the worldwide incidence of tuberculosis. The proportion of Extra-Pulmonary Tuberculosi…

A Prospective Observational Study in a Tertiary Care Hospital to Evaluate the Utility of Pleural Fluid Cholesterol and Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) in Differentiating Exudative from Transudative Pleural Effusions

Background: Light’s criteria have been the gold standard to differentiate exudative from transudative pleural effusions. It requires biochemical estimations from both pleural flu…