Is Adenosine Deaminase in Pleural Fluid a Useful Marker for Differentiating Tuberculosis from Lung Cancer or Mesothelioma in Japan, a Country with Intermediate Incidence of Tuberculosis? [PDF]
, 2011 The objective of this study was to evaluate the utility of the determination of adenosine deaminase (ADA) level in pleural fluid for the differential diagnosis between tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE) and malignant pleural effusion (MPE) in Japan, a ...
Aoe, Keisuke +9 more
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Vojnosanitetski pregled, 2003 This paper presents 4 patients with chylothorax, and one patient with bilateral chylothorax and chyloperitoneum. The chylous effusions were of benign etiology, developed as a complication of miliary tuberculosis (1 patient), after L-2 vertebral body fracture (1 patient), and idiopathic (2 patients).
Tomić Ilija +7 more
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Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein - inflammation biomarker in knee osteoarthritis
Biomolecules & Biomedicine, 2011 Chondrocytes and synovial cells synthesize Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein (COMP) when activated by proinflammatory cytokines. The aim of this study was to analyze and compare ultrasound parameters of joint inflammation, effusion and synovitis with ...
Sandra Živanović +5 more
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Can malignant and inflammatory pleural effusions in dogs be distinguished using computed tomography [PDF]
, 2017 Computed tomography (CT) is the primary imaging modality used to investigate human patients with suspected malignant or inflammatory pleural effusion, but there is a lack of information about the clinical use of this test in dogs.
Aquino +35 more
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Differentiation of Cardiac from Noncardiac Pleural Effusions in Cats using Second-Generation Quantitative and Point-of-Care NT-proBNP Measurements [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: Pleural effusion is a common cause of dyspnea in cats. N‐terminal pro‐B‐type natriuretic peptide (NT‐proBNP) measurement, using a first‐generation quantitative ELISA, in plasma and pleural fluid differentiates cardiac from noncardiac causes ...
Boswood, A +7 more
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Malignant pleural effusion: from bench to bedside
European Respiratory Review, 2016 Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is a common but serious condition that is related with poor quality of life, morbidity and mortality. Its incidence and associated healthcare costs are rising and its management remains palliative, with median survival ...
I. Psallidas +4 more
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Pericardial effusion under nivolumab: case-reports and review of the literature
Journal of Immunotherapy for Cancer, 2019 BackgroundNivolumab, a programmed death-1 (PD-1) inhibitor, is an immune checkpoint inhibitor particularly used in the treatment of malignant melanoma, non-small cell lung cancer and renal cell carcinoma.
Saade Anastasia +7 more
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TUBERCULOUS PLEURAL EFFUSION IN THE PREVIOUSLY HEALTHY MAN-CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Sanamed, 2019 Introduction: Although pleural effusion is a common clinical manifestation, the differential diagnosis of the cause of the pleural effusion is often challenging, especially in the early differentiation of tuberculous pleurisy (TP) from other pleural ...
Lazovic Biljana +6 more
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ATOPY, RISK FACTOR FOR OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION [PDF]
Romanian Journal of Pediatrics, 2016 Chronic otitis, one of the major causes of pediatric hypoacusia is frequent associated with some allergic diseases. The continuous rice of atopic diseases prevalence in childhood, involves a multidisciplinary approach of Eustachian tube dysfunction ...
Ileana Ioniuc +7 more
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Evaluation of the patient with pleural effusion
Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2018 KEY POINTS Evaluation of the patient with pleural effusion is challenging, because the differential diagnosis is broad and includes both benign and life-threatening conditions.
Stéphane Beaudoin, Anne V Gonzalez
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