PadChest: A large chest x-ray image dataset with multi-label annotated reports [PDF]
, 2019 We present a labeled large-scale, high resolution chest x-ray dataset for the automated exploration of medical images along with their associated reports.
Bustos, Aurelia +3 more
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Diagnostic utility of sonar guided biopsy in tuberculous effusion
Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2013 Background/aim: Tuberculous pleural effusion remains the commonest cause of exudative effusions in areas with a high prevalence of tuberculosis and histological examination of pleural tissue is the gold standard for its diagnosis.
Ayman H. Abd El-Zaher +4 more
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Empyema necessitans and a persistent air leak associated with rupture of an anaerobic lung abscess due to bacteroides [PDF]
, 2017 No abstract ...
Blyth, Kevin G., Sharma, Varun
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Pediatric pleural tuberculosis
International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 2018 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.We retrospectively evaluated our TB cases below 18 years of age and extracted pleural TB cases.Seven cases with pleural TB were identified. About 42.9%
SAYIR, FUAT +3 more
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A massive hemorrhagic pleural effusion does not exclude the diagnosis of tuberculosis: a case report [PDF]
, 2009 We report a case of an immunocompetent 18-year-old man with a massive hemorrhagic, exudative, lymphocytic pleural effusion. Blind transthoracic pleural biopsy showed granuloma formation, while the pleural fluid culture was positive for Mycobacterium ...
Anastasia Amfilochiou +8 more
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Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2011 OBJETIVO: Avaliar a acurácia da dosagem de IgA contra o antígeno recombinante HspX no líquido pleural e no soro de pacientes com derrame pleural para o diagnóstico de tuberculose pleural. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal de teste diagnóstico.
Loanda Carvalho Sant' Ana Limongi +3 more
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Bacterial Infection Elicits Heat Shock Protein 72 Release from Pleural Mesothelial Cells [PDF]
, 2013 Heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) has been implicated in infection-related processes and has been found in body fluids during infection. This study aimed to determine whether pleural mesothelial cells release HSP70 in response to bacterial infection in vitro
Bielsa, S +8 more
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Malignant and tuberculous pleural effusions: immunophenotypic cellular characterization [PDF]
, 2008 INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Tuberculosis and cancer are the main causes of pleural effusion. Pleural involvement is associated with migration of immune cells to the pleural cavity.
AGUIAR, Lucia Maria Zanatta de +6 more
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Use of anabolic-androgenic steroids masking the diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2009 Introduction Tuberculous pleural effusions are not always easy to diagnose but the presence of a lymphocyte-rich exudate associated with an increased adenosine deaminase level and a positive skin test result are highly sensitive diagnostic signs.
de Larrea Carlos +3 more
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Characteristics of Patients with Tuberculous Pleural Effusion in Rural Nepal
Journal of Lumbini Medical College, 2013 Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in developing countries. Tubercular Pleural effusion is the second most common form of extra pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB), superseded in Prevalence only by lymph node ...
M S Paudel +5 more
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