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Assessment of the histopathological prototypes of the pleural fluid and granulomatous tissue reaction associated with pleural tuberculosis

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2014
Purpose: The aim of this study is to differentiate between the histopathological features of pleural tuberculosis both free and encysted forms of pleural effusion as regards pleural fluid cytology and pleural tissue granulomatous tissue reaction and ...
A.M. Abumossalam, A.A. Moawd, A.M. Shebl
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Diagnostic value of combined pleural interleukin-33, adenosine deaminase and peripheral blood tuberculosis T cell spot detection TB for tuberculous pleurisy

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background To investigate the correlation between pleural fluid interleukin-33 (IL-33) and adenosine deaminase (ADA) and peripheral blood tuberculosis T cell spot detection (T-SPOT.TB), and the combined value of the three tests for the diagnosis of ...
Jin Fenhua, Wang Daohui, Lin Hui, Xia Xiaodong, Huang Wen   +4 more
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Discrimination between pleural thickening and minimal pleural effusion using color Doppler chest ultrasonography

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2013
Background: The discrimination of pleural thickening from minimal pleural effusion may be difficult as both lesions appear as anechoic on grayscale ultrasound, hence, free of “echoes” does not confirm the presence of pleural fluid.
Ali A. Hasan, Hoda A. Makhlouf, Alaa R.M. Mohamed   +2 more
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Eosinophilic pleural effusion due to Staphylococcus epidermidis infection: A case report

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Eosinophilic pleural effusion is rare, and the cause is often obscure. A 73-year-old man with no relevant medical history presented with exertional dyspnea.
Koki Ito, Takunori Ogawa, Tomomi Tanigaki, Koji Kameda, Hiroshi Hashimoto, Akihiko Kawana, Yoshifumi Kimizuka   +6 more
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To Assess Diagnostic value of Lymphocyte // Neutrophil ratio and Adenosine Deaminase in the Diagnosis of Exudative Tubercular Pleural Effusion

MRIMS Journal of Health Sciences, 2019
Background: Adenosine deaminase (ADA) is considered a valuable tool in the diagnosis of extra pulmonary tuberculosis. Objective: To evaluate the role of ADA and L/N ratio in the diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusion in patients with exudative ...
K Raj Kumar, Raghu Vamsi, Soumya Rani
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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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Clinical and etiological profile of an exudative pleural effusion in a tertiary care center

Indian Journal of Respiratory Care, 2019
Background: Pleural effusion is common clinical entity in day-to-day clinical practice. There are various etiologies for pleural effusion. Among those tubercular pleural effusion, parapneumonic effusion, malignant effusion, and congestive heart failure ...
S Laxma Reddy, K Varaprasad, Narendrakumar Narahari, K Bhaskar, G Rajashekar Varma, G K Paramjyothi   +5 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, Fuat Sayir, Gonul Tanir, Oguz Tuncer   +3 more
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Massive mediastinal teratoma mimicking pleural effusion on computed tomography [PDF]

, 2014
MB Chow, TC Lim
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Use of lung expansion techniques on drained and non-drained pleural effusion: survey with 232 physiotherapists [PDF]

, 2020
Elinaldo da Conceição dos Santos, Juliana de Souza da Silva, Marcus Titus Trindade de Assis Filho, Marcela Brito Vidal, Adriana Cláudia Lunardi   +4 more
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