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

AFB, acid-fast bacilli; Tb, tuberculosis; PCR, polymerase chain reaction; SAAG, serum-to-ascites albumin gradient; ADA, adenosine deaminase; NT, not tested.