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Characteristics of pleural effusion in IgG4-related pleuritis
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2020 Here we describe the case of a 78-year-old man with respiratory failure and right pleural effusion. Computed tomography showed right pleural effusion with pleural calcification, tumor-like shadows induced by passive atelectasis, and enlarged mediastinal ...
Zenya Saito +4 more
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Diagnostic value of thoracoscopy for pleural effusion caused by lymphoma
Di-san junyi daxue xuebao, 2019 Objective To evaluate the diagnostic value of thoracoscopy in pleural effusion caused by lymphoma. Methods The endoscopic characteristics and clinical manifestations of 6 patients with lymphoma diagnosed by thoracoscopy in the Second Affiliated Hospital ...
LIU Gang, HUANG Zansheng, LIU Daishun
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Pleural fluid tumour markers in malignant pleural effusion with inconclusive cytologic results.
Current Oncology, 2015 BACKGROUND The presence of tumour cells in pleural fluid or tissue defines an effusion as malignant. Cytology analysis of the pleural fluid has about 60% diagnostic sensitivity.
L. Antonangelo +5 more
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STUDY ON PLEURAL EFFUSION FOR DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH
National Journal of Medical Research, 2020 Background: Pleural effusion occur because of abnormal collection of fluid in pleural cavity. There are various causes of pleural effusion so we have diagnose these cause and treat underlying cause.
Bhavesh M Patel, Jayant B Chauhan
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Pleural Effusion in Meigs’ Syndrome—Transudate or Exudate?
Medicine, 2015 Although Meigs’ syndrome is regarded as a well-defined entity, contradictory data on pleural fluid characteristics have been presented, with some papers classifying it as a transudate, whereas others stating that it is an exudate.The aims of the study ...
R. Krenke +6 more
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Pediatric pleural tuberculosis
International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 2018 Background: Pleural tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis is sometimes controversial because the microbiologic confirmation ratio is very low in pleural fluid. There are few pediatric pleural TB case series in the literature.
Gulsum Iclal Bayhan +3 more
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Role of thoracentesis in the management of tuberculous pleural effusion
Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2015 Background: Tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE) is the second most common form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB). Up to 50% after treatment complicated with pleural thickening.
Mohammed A. Agha +3 more
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BioMed Research International, 2015 Introduction. We investigated the expression of microRNAs and mRNAs in pleural tissues from patients with either malignant pleural mesothelioma or benign asbestos-related pleural effusion. Methods.
Guntulu Ak +11 more
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Turkish Thoracic Journal, 2015 When a patient presents with new pleural effusion, the diagnosis of tuberculous (TB) pleuritis should be considered. The patient is at risk for developing pulmonary or extrapulmonary TB if the diagnosis is not made. Between 3% and 25% of patients with TB
L. Cohen, R. Light
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Role of the Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio in the Differential Diagnosis of Exudative Pleural Effusion
ClinicsOBJECTIVES: Pleural effusion is a common diagnostic and clinical problem. The differential diagnosis of pleural effusion may be difficult and may require several procedures, including invasive ones.
Ulku Aka Akturk +5 more
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