Adenosine Deaminase (ADA), Synovial Fluid

Helps to assist in the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB), by either detecting the infection in the fluid (most commonly pleural fluid and rarely in serum, asitic fluid, pericardial fluid, synovial fluid, CSF etc) or rule out the infection.

When there are symptoms such as cough, loss of weight, loss of appetite, fever-evening rise of temperature, swellings in the neck (lymph node), chest pain etc., when suspecting tuberculosis infection.