Abstract:Background: Eosinophilic pleural effusion (EPE) is attributed to many known and obvious causes, but some patients remain idiopathic even after thorough clinical work-up. The present study aims to better characterize idiopathic EPE (IEPE) and to outline the diagnostic procedure for this disease. Methods: The complete clinical data of eleven prospectively collected consecutive patients with IEPE were analysed and preliminary diagnostic procedure of IEPE in our hospital was performed. Results: All the 11 patients… Show more
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