Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2016 The causes and situation of exudative pleural effusion vary from one area to another. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 327 patients with exudative pleural effusion in South Khorasan province (Iran).
Sayyed Gholam Reza Mortazavi-Moghaddam +2 more
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Immunological diagnosis as an adjunctive tool for an early diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis of an immune competent child in a low tuberculosis endemic country: A case report [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Pediatric tuberculous meningitis is a highly morbid, often fatal disease. Its prompt diagnosis and treat - ment saves lives, in fact delays in the initiation of therapy have been associated with high mortality rates. Case presentation:
Ajassa, Camilla +12 more
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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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Highly Accurate Diagnosis of Pleural Tuberculosis by Immunological Analysis of the Pleural Effusion
PLoS ONE, 2012 Pleural TB is notoriously difficult to diagnose due to its paucibacillary nature yet it is the most common cause of pleural effusions in TB endemic countries such as The Gambia. We identified both cellular and soluble biomarkers in the pleural fluid that allowed highly accurate diagnosis of pleural TB compared to peripheral blood markers.
Sutherland, J +9 more
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Population Differences in Death Rates in HIV-Positive Patients with Tuberculosis. [PDF]
, 2007 SETTING: Randomised controlled clinical trial of Mycobacterium vaccae vaccination as an adjunct to anti-tuberculosis treatment in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive patients with smear-positive tuberculosis (TB) in Lusaka, Zambia, and Karonga ...
Ciglenecki, I +6 more
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Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2012 OBJETIVO: Descrever características clínicas e laboratoriais em pacientes com derrames pleurais linfocíticos secundários a tuberculose ou linfoma, a fim de identificar as variáveis que possam contribuir no diagnóstico diferencial dessas doenças. MÉTODOS:
Leila Antonangelo +5 more
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Molecular Oncology, Volume 19, Issue S1, Page 1-895, June 2025.Abstracts submitted to the ‘EACR 2025 Congress: Innovative Cancer Science’, from 16–19 June 2025 and accepted by the Congress Organising Committee are published in this Supplement of Molecular Oncology, an affiliated journal of the European Association for Cancer Research (EACR).
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Immunocytochemical Study on the Change of the Percentage and Absolute Numbers of T Lymphocytes and their Subsets in the Peripheral Blood and Pleural Effusion of Tuberculosis Patients [PDF]
, 1987 Joon Woo Kim +5 more
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A Case of Pericostal Tuberculosis Discovered Incidentally on an Abdominal MRI
Respirology Case ReportsA mobile pleural mass on an MRI was incidentally detected in a 45‐year‐old woman. Thoracoscopic resection revealed caseous necrosis and PCR‐confirmed Mycobacterium tuberculosis, leading to a diagnosis of pericostal tuberculosis. This rare case emphasises
Kei Kanata +5 more
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Pleural Fluid Adenosine Deaminase and Lysozyme Levels in the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis [PDF]
, 1991 Ignacio M. Sánchez-Hernández +5 more
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