[Etiology of pleurisy in the Service of Pneumology, Point G]

Mali Med. 2006;21(4):39-41.
[Article in French]

Abstract

This study describes epidemiologic, etiologic and evaluative aspects of Pleurisy pneumology department of Point "G". From 1st January 1998 to 31 December 2002 was realised a study about hospitalized patients in the department. Pleurisy represented 15; 9% of hospitalizations. The sex Ratio was 2,3 en for men aged of 41 years 55 of pleurisy were located on right. In 60% of cases the liquid was sero-fibrin, purulent in 25% of cases and haemorrhagic in 15%. Tuberculosis was the most frequent etiology with 37% of cases. According to liquid aspect tuberculosis represented 54, 3% of sero-fibrin pleurisy in one hand, on the other 60% of haemorrhagic pleurisy was due to cancer. The serology HIV have been realised on 89 patients and it was positive on 56% of cases. Association pleurisy/HIV tuberculosis etiology represented 56% of cases. Among 369 patients we have counted 100 deaths, 27% and 86% of these death occurred before a month of hospitalization. Even if the prevalence of neoplastic pleurisy increases, tuberculosis still the 1st etiology of pleurisy. It co-infection with HIV is the principal cause of morbidity and mortality.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / complications*
  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / epidemiology
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • HIV Seropositivity / complications*
  • HIV Seropositivity / epidemiology
  • HIV-1
  • Hospital Departments
  • Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Immunocompromised Host*
  • Male
  • Mali / epidemiology
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms / complications*
  • Neoplasms / epidemiology
  • Pleurisy / epidemiology
  • Pleurisy / etiology*
  • Pleurisy / microbiology
  • Pleurisy / virology
  • Prevalence
  • Prospective Studies
  • Pulmonary Medicine
  • Risk Factors
  • Sex Distribution
  • Tuberculosis, Pleural / complications*
  • Tuberculosis, Pleural / epidemiology