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December 6, 2025Egyptian Journal of BronchologyOpen Access

Prevalence of pleural effusion over eight years among Egyptian children in the delta region: a single center retrospective cross-sectional study

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MZMagdy ZedanHAHossam Eldin AbdelTwab

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Overview

Retrospective study illustrates 0.82% prevalence of pleural effusion in children, highlighting pneumonia as a primary factor.

Key Points

  • Pneumonia associated with 83.13% of pleural effusion cases, indicating a significant relationship.
  • Among 19,411 hospital admissions, parapneumonic effusion occurred in 19.96% of pneumonia cases.
  • This retrospective cross-sectional study at a tertiary care center evaluated pediatric pleural effusion prevalence.
  • Vaccination programs may alleviate respiratory infections and associated morbidity in children from the delta region.

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Zedan et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69337cefb3f947a0a125a46dhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s43168-025-00495-y
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