Case Report
A Rare Case of Pseudomembranous Colitis Presenting with Pleural Effusion and Ascites with Literature Review
Table 1
The analysis of pleural and peritoneal fluid samples.
| Factor | Ascites | Pleural effusion |
| Color | Yellow | Yellow | Appearance | Turbid | Semiclear | Leukocyte count (per mm3) | 1312 | 400 | Neutrophil (%) | 80% | 70% | Lymphocyte (%) | 20% | 30% | Glucose | 125 mg/dl | 81 mg/dl | Protein | 3140 mg/dl | 2100 mg/dl | RBC | 610 mm3 | 250 mm3 | Albumin | 1900 mg/dl | 1300 mg/dl | LDH | 771 IU/L | 344 IU/L | Ratio | SAAG: 0/49 (low SAAG) | Pleural LDH/serum LDH: 0.67 (exudative) |
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