Tuberculosis diseminada con derrame pleural [PDF]
Revista Española de Sanidad Penitenciaria, 2010 Felipe Rodriguez
openalex +6 more sources
The great mimicker: Pleural tuberculosis presents as nodular pleural thickening. [PDF]
Qatar Med JSuliman AM +3 more
europepmc +3 more sources
Mycobacterial antigens in pleural fluid mononuclear cells to diagnose pleural tuberculosis in HIV co-infected patients. [PDF]
BMC Infect Dis, 2020 Mustafa T +5 more
europepmc +3 more sources
Clinical diagnostic utility of IP-10 and LAM antigen levels for the diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusions in a high burden setting [PDF]
, 2009 Background: Current tools for the diagnosis of tuberculosis pleural effusions are sub-optimal. Data about the value of new diagnostic technologies are limited, particularly, in high burden settings.
Badri, Motasim +13 more
core +9 more sources
Is GeneXpert MTB/RIF assay reliable for the diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis?
Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College, 2022 Introduction: Tuberculosis is the most common cause of infectious diseases related mortality globally. Tuberculous pleural effusion is a common presentation of extra pulmonary tuberculosis and a diagnostic challenge most of the time. The rapid diagnosis
Muhammad Mudassir Shafiq +5 more
doaj +1 more source
Pleural Involvement in Spinal Tuberculosis [PDF]
The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2012 Spinal tuberculosis or Pott's disease of the spine associated with pleural involvement has long intrigued researchers regarding the nature and pathogenesis of their occurrence. We describe two interesting patients of spinal tuberculosis, one with cervical and another with thoracic spine disease, with pleural involvement, which developed after lateral ...
Tushar Premraj Raut +2 more
openaire +3 more sources
Assessment of the N-PCR assay in diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis: detection of M. tuberculosis in pleural fluid and sputum collected in tandem. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2010 The nonspecific clinical presentation and paucibacillary nature of tuberculous pleuritis remains a challenge for diagnosis. Diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusion depends on the demonstration of the presence of tubercle bacilli in the sputum, pleural ...
Parameet Kumar +5 more
doaj +1 more source
The diagnostic utility of pleural markers for tuberculosis pleural effusion [PDF]
Annals of Translational Medicine, 2020 Tuberculosis pleural effusion (TPE) is common in clinical practice, and its diagnosis remains a challenge for clinicians. Ziehl-Neelsen staining, PE Mycobacterium tuberculosis culture, and biopsy are the gold standards for TPE diagnosis; however, they are time-consuming, invasive, observer-dependent, and insensitive.
Yuan-Lan Huang +3 more
openaire +3 more sources
Pleural Pseudo-Tumour Tuberculosis
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 2023 AUCUN
Mouaad Amraoui +3 more
openaire +2 more sources
Chylothorax with Transudate: An Unusual Presentation of Tuberculosis
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2020 Introduction: Twenty-five per cent of tuberculosis patients have pleural tuberculosis, which is the third most common form of presentation. Most cases present as an exudative pleural effusion with just few cases reported as chylothorax in the literature.
Miguel Angel Zamora-López +2 more
doaj +1 more source