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Most common cause of pleural effusion in HIV" patients includes

A
Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection
B
P Carinii infection
C
Lymphom
D
Kaposi's sarcoma
High-Yield Explanation
(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.

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