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Metabolic characteristics of large and small extracellular vesicles from pleural effusion reveal biomarker candidates for the diagnosis of tuberculosis and malignancy

open access: yesJournal of Extracellular Vesicles, 2020
Pleural effusion is a common respiratory disease worldwide; however, rapid and accurate diagnoses of tuberculosis pleural effusion (TPE) and malignancy pleural effusion (MPE) remain challenging.
Feng Wu, Juanjuan Xu, Yang Jin
exaly   +2 more sources

Tuberculous pleural effusion

open access: yesRespirology, 2019
Tuberculous effusion is a common disease entity with a spectrum of presentations from a largely benign effusion, which resolves completely, to a complicated effusion with loculations, pleural thickening and even frank empyema, all of which may have a ...
Andreas H Diacon   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Echocardiographic Evaluation of Pericardial Effusion and Cardiac Tamponade

open access: yesFrontiers in Pediatrics, 2017
Pericardial effusion (PEff) is defined by an increase in the physiological amount of fluid within the pericardial space. It can appear following different medical conditions, mainly related to inflammation and cardiac surgery.
Sergi Cesar, Joan Sanchez-de-toledo
exaly   +2 more sources

Advances in pleural effusion diagnostics

Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine, 2020
Introduction: Pleural effusion is a common clinical problem. Yet, in a significant proportion of patients (~20%), the cause of pleural effusion remains unknown.
L. Ferreiro   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The microbiome of otitis media with effusion

Laryngoscope, 2016
The adenoid pad has been considered a reservoir for bacteria in the pathogenesis of otitis media with effusion. This study aimed to characterize the middle ear microbiota in children with otitis media with effusion and establish whether a correlation ...
Ahmed Bassiouni   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Lost in effusion

The Lancet, 2012
In February, 2010, a 45-year-old woman weighing 220 kg (body-mass index 68 kg/m2) was referred to our institution after a 3-month history of progressive abdominal distension without fever or night sweats or other complaints (appendix). Medical and family history was otherwise unremarkable, with her last gynaecological examination 2 years previously ...
Matthias Choschzick   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Pleural Effusions

Medical Clinics of North America, 1977
There are many diseases that cause pleural effusions. When a patient with a pleural effusion is first evaluated, one should determine if the patient has a transudate or an exudate. A diagnostic approach to the patient with an undiagnosed pleural effusion is outlined.
openaire   +3 more sources

Utility of BAP1 Immunohistochemistry and p16 (CDKN2A) FISH in the Diagnosis of Malignant Mesothelioma in Effusion Cytology Specimens

American Journal of Surgical Pathology, 2016
The diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma in effusion cytology specimens is controversial. BAP1 immunohistochemistry and p16 fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) have recently been reported as reliable markers of malignancy in biopsies of mesothelioma.
H. Hwang   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Screening Performance Characteristic of Ultrasonography and Radiography in Detection of Pleural Effusion; a Meta-Analysis

Emergency, 2016
Introduction: The role of ultrasonography in detection of pleural effusion has long been a subject of interest but controversial results have been reported.
M. Yousefifard   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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