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Pleural tuberculosis

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2016
Pleural effusions in tuberculosis are commonly seen in young adults as an immunological phenomenon occurring soon after primary infection. However, the epidemiology and demographics of tuberculous pleurisy are changing due to the impact of HIV co-infection and the increasing number of pleural effusions seen as part of re-activation disease.
B. Chakrabarti, P.D.O. Davies
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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, Antony Kopanakis, Charalampos Mermigkis, Georgios Patentalakis, Kostas Psathakis, Manolis Kastanakis, Michael Patentalakis, Napoleon Karagiannidis, Vlassis Polychronopoulos   +8 more
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Is Adenosine Deaminase in Pleural Fluid a Useful Marker for Differentiating Tuberculosis from Lung Cancer or Mesothelioma in Japan, a Country with Intermediate Incidence of Tuberculosis? [PDF]

, 2011
The objective of this study was to evaluate the utility of the determination of adenosine deaminase (ADA) level in pleural fluid for the differential diagnosis between tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE) and malignant pleural effusion (MPE) in Japan, a ...
Aoe, Keisuke, Chikamori, Kenichi, Hiraki, Akio, Kishino, Daizo, Kiura, Katsuyuki, Maeda, Tadashi, Murakami, Kazuo, Ogata, Yoshiko, Tanimoto, Mitsune, Ueoka, Hiroshi   +9 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, Ibrahim Salah, Mohamed Hantera, Radwa Oreby, Ebrahim Abaas   +4 more
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Pleural tuberculosis: medical thoracoscopy greatly increases the diagnostic accuracy. [PDF]

ERJ Open Res, 2018
Casalini AG, Mori PA, Majori M, Anghinolfi M, Silini EM, Gnetti L, Motta F, Larini S, Montecchini S, Pisi R, Calderaro A.   +10 more
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A 22-year-old man with pleural tuberculosis associated hydropneumothorax: Case report and literature review. [PDF]

, 2016
A 22-year-old Asian male presented with fever, non-productive cough, right-sided pleuritic chest pain and was found to have a large right hydropneumothorax. A chest tube was placed. Pleural fluid analysis revealed a lymphocytic predominant exudate and he
Cowan, MD, Scott W., Hehn, Boyd, Manoff, MD, David, Price, MD, Thea, Sharan, Lauren A   +4 more
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The Diagnostic Challenges of Pleural Tuberculosis: A Case Report. [PDF]

J Brown Hosp Med
Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis often presents atypically, resulting in a delay in diagnosis and treatment. We present a case of recurrent pleural effusion in an immunocompetent patient due to pleural tuberculosis.
Lipman K, Lin C, Kennelly M, Patel S.
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Advances in imaging chest tuberculosis: blurring of differences between children and adults [PDF]

, 2009
This article reviews the ongoing role of imaging in the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) and its complications. A modern imaging classification of TB, taking into account both adults and children and the blurring of differences in the presentation patterns,
Ahmad, Al-Nasser, Andronikou, Andronikou, Andronikou, Andronikou, Andronikou, Bosch-Marcet, Bosch-Marcet, Buckingham, Burrill, Casas, Conces, De Backer, De Backer, De Villiers, den Boon, du Plessis, Erlank, Erlank, Fraser, Glicklich, Goodman, Goussard, Griffith-Richards, Grobbelaar, Gulati, Hamilton, Haramati, Hartman, Hopewell, Im, Jeong, Kim, Kim, Lee, Lee, Leung, Lighter, Marais, Maydell, Moon, Morris, Nakanishi, Neufang, Perlman, Raviglione, Reid, Rodriguez, Santelli, Scheepers, Stead, Swingler, Theron, Van Dyck, Van Rie, Vanhoenacker, Verver, Verver, Wall, Westcott, Woodring, Yilmaz, Zellweger   +63 more
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Pesquisa de IgA contra o antígeno recombinante HspX de Mycobacterium tuberculosis no diagnóstico de tuberculose pleural Determination of levels of specific IgA to the HspX recombinant antigen of Mycobacterium tuberculosis for the diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis

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, Liliane Olival, Marcus Barreto Conde, Ana Paula Junqueira-Kipnis   +3 more
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High Prevalence of Tuberculosis among Adults with Fever Admitted at a Tertiary Hospital in North-western Tanzania [PDF]

, 2012
Tuberculosis is a leading cause of death in developing countries where HIV is endemic. This hospital based study was done to estimate the magnitude of pulmonary and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis and to determine predictors of tuberculosis among febrile ...
Kabangila, Rodrick, Kataraihya, Johannes B., Kidenya, Benson R., Meremo, Alfred J., Mshana, Stephen E.   +4 more
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