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2017 Month : December Volume : 6 Issue : 93 Page : 6688-6694EMPYEMA THORACIS- A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF TUBERCULOUS AND NON-TUBERCULOUS AETIOLOGY.
Tarigopula Pramod Kumar1, G. Ramulu2, M.G. Krishna Murthy3, Prapulla Chandra D4
1Associate Professor, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Gandhi Medical College, Secunderabad, Telangana State.
2Assistant Professor, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Gandhi Medical College, Secunderabad, Telangana State.
3Professor, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Gandhi Medical College, Secunderabad, Telangana State.
4Postgraduate Student, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Gandhi Medical College, Secunderabad, Telangana State.
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