Symptoms

Number (N = 124)

Percentage (%)

Functional Signs

Dyspnea

Fever

Cough

Chest Pain

Diarrhea/vomiting

Abdominal pain

Pulmonary Physical Signs

Pleural liquid effusion

SaO2 < 95% ambient air

Respiratory distress

Mixed pleural effusion

Pulmonary condensation syndrome

Gaseous pleural effusion

Other Physical Signs

Cutaneous-mucosal pallor

Poor general condition

Dermatoses

Splenomegaly

Hepatomegaly

Radiological Images

Right pleurisy

Pleurisy of great abundance

Medium abundance

Low abundance

Hydropneumothorax

Alveolo-interstitial opacities

Abscess image

Pleural Fluid Macroscopy

Purulent

Turbid

Hematique

Cloudy

Citrine

Clear

Hemaglobin Level < 9 g/dl

106

54

10

8

4

4

107

95

85

14

8

4

79

75

25

12

6

77

97

24

3

46

10

2

83

13

12

8

4

4

106

85.5

43.5

8.1

6.5

3.2

3.2

86.3

76.6

68.5

11.3

6.5

3.2

63.7

60.5

20.2

9.7

4.8

62.1

78.2

19.4

2.4

37.1

8.1

1.6

66.9

10.5

9.7

6.5

3.2

3.2

85.5