Table 3 Chest radiography of the scrub typhus patients with pleural effusion (93 patients)
From: The clinical characteristics of pleural effusion in scrub typhus
Variables | No. (%) |
|---|---|
Detected effusions | |
Day 1 | 93 (100) |
Day 2–7 | |
No study | 24 (26) |
Progressive | 31 (33) |
Not progressive (no change or Improved) | 38 (41) |
> 10-mm thickness on the decubitus radiograph | 37 (40) |
Performed thoracentesis | 18 (19) |
Location | |
Unilateral right sided | 8 (9) |
Unilateral left sided | 3 (3) |
Bilateral | 82 (88) |
Size | |
Smalla | 85 (91) |
Moderateb | 7 (8) |
Largec | 1 (1) |