Massive Pleural Fluid Collection in Adult Nigerians

Table 2

The 39 patients with haemorrhagic or straw-coloured pleural collections.

Causes	Haemorrhagic	Straw-coloured
Pulmonary tuberculosis	6 (15.4%)	8 (20.1%)
Metastatic malignancy	12 (30.8%)	9 (23.1%)
Other	0 (0%)	4 (10.3%)