Wysenbeek A J, Lahav M, Aelion J A, Kaufmann L
Respiration. 1985;48(1):73-6. doi: 10.1159/000194802.
36 cases of eosinophilic pleural effusion (EPE) are reviewed. The etiologies were: traumatic 25%, congestive heart failure (CHF) 14%, infectious 8.5%, idiopathic 8.5% and miscellaneous 11%. 33% (12 patients) had a tumoral etiology, yet in only 1 patient could all additional etiologies for EPE be ruled out. Hence, the conclusion is that EPE is rarely caused by a tumoral etiology, and that other etiologies should be considered. The comparison of pleural fluid and peripheral blood findings disclosed no significant difference among the various subgroups.
回顾了36例嗜酸性粒细胞性胸腔积液（EPE）病例。病因如下：创伤性占25%，充血性心力衰竭（CHF）占14%，感染性占8.5%，特发性占8.5%，其他占11%。33%（12例患者）有肿瘤性病因，但仅1例患者可排除EPE的所有其他病因。因此，结论是EPE很少由肿瘤性病因引起，应考虑其他病因。胸腔积液和外周血检查结果的比较显示，各亚组之间无显著差异。
