Most common cause of pleural effusion in HIV" patients includes: (A) Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, (B) P Carinii infection, (C) Lymphom, (D) Kaposi's sarcoma
Answer is D. (D) Kaposi's sarcoma # AIDS> Pleural effusions are uncommon in such patients.> The most common cause is Kaposi's sarcoma, followed by parapneumonic effusion.> Other common causes are TB, cryptococcosis, and primary effusion lymphoma.> Pleural effusions are very uncommon with Pneumocystis carinii infection.