Research Article
Utility of Ascitic Fluid Adenosine Deaminase Levels in the Diagnosis of Tuberculous Peritonitis in General Medical Practice
Table 2
Characteristics, causes, and consequences of patients with lymphoma without ascitic ADA level elevation (<40 IU/L).
| | Ascitic fluid examination | Diagnosis | Outcome | AFB smear | AFB culture | Tb PCR | Cell count (differential) | SAAG < 1.1 | Cytology (class) | ADA (IU/L) | |
| Lymphoma without ascitic ADA level elevation (ADA <40 IU/L) | 16 | NT | NT | NT | 1,650/μL (N 1%, L 95%) | NT | II | 8.0 | Follicular lymphoma | Cytology of the ascitic fluid and histopathology of the lymph node and bone marrow specimens | Remission | 17 | (−) | (−) | NT | 2,690/μL (N 12%, L 70%) | NT | III | 15.4 | Peripheral T-cell lymphoma | Histopathology of the lymph node and bone marrow specimens | Died | 18 | NT | NT | NT | 7,960/μL (N 8%, L 42%, A 35%) | NT | V | 20.1 | B-cell lymphoma | Cytology of the ascitic fluid | Remission | 19 | NT | NT | NT | 1,150/μL (N 10%, L 25%, A 51%) | Yes | V | 17.2 | B-cell lymphoma | Cytology of the ascitic fluid and histopathology of the lymph node specimens | Died |
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AFB, acid-fast bacilli; Tb, tuberculosis; PCR, polymerase chain reaction; SAAG, serum-to-ascites albumin gradient; ADA, adenosine deaminase; NT, not tested.
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