Reduced Pleural Fluid Glucose
April 24th, 2019
Overview
Significance
- Low glucose (<60mg/dL) is suggestive of consumption by an infectious, inflammatory or malignant process.
Causes of Low Glucose in Pleural Fluid
- Parapneumonic effusion
- Malignancy
- Tuberculosis
- Rheumatoid pleuritis
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