Interferon-gamma release assay performance of pleural fluid and peripheral blood in pleural tuberculosis. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis (TB) remains to be difficult. Interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) is a promising method for diagnosing TB in low TB burden countries.
Fei Liu +11 more
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Early Contrast Enhancement: a novel Magnetic Resonance Imaging biomarker of pleural malignancy [PDF]
Introduction: Pleural Malignancy (PM) is often occult on subjective radiological assessment. We sought to define a novel, semi-objective Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) biomarker of PM, targeted to increased tumour microvessel density (MVD) and ...
Alexander, Laura +10 more
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Pleural tuberculosis presented as multiple pleural masses: An atypical presentation
Tuberculous involvement of the pleura usually presents as pleural effusion, empyema or pleural thickening. Pleural tuberculosis presenting with multiple masses without parenchymal involvement or lymphadenopathy has been reported rarely in the English ...
Anand Patel, Sushmita Choudhury
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Advances in imaging chest tuberculosis: blurring of differences between children and adults [PDF]
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 +63 more
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Parasternum pleural-cutaneous fistula in a severely immunosuppressed HIV-positive patient
Pleural tuberculosis occurs in 30% of patients with tuberculosis, and the percentage of patients with tuberculosis pleural effusions is comparable to human immunodeficiency virus HIV-positive and HIV-negative individuals, although pleural tuberculosis is
André Gulinelli +3 more
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Pleural Involvement in Spinal Tuberculosis [PDF]
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 ...
Malhotra, Hardeep Singh +2 more
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OBJECTIVE: Pleural tuberculosis is the most frequently occurring form of extra pulmonary disease in adults. In up to 40% of cases, the lung parenchyma is concomitantly involved, which can have an epidemiological impact.
Leila Antonangelo +7 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]
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 +9 more
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Extensively Drug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Aspirates, Rural South Africa
The yield from aspirating lymph nodes and pleural fluid for diagnosing extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis is unknown. Mycobacterium tuberculosis was cultured from lymph node or pleural fluid aspirates of 21 patients; 7 (33%) cultures grew XDR ...
Scott K. Heysell +9 more
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Tuberculosis-Associated Paradoxical Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome in an HIV-Negative Patient Presenting With a Recurrent Pleural Effusion Managed With Prednisolone: A Case Report. [PDF]
Chest CT scan 1 month after starting TB treatment demonstarting left side massive pleural effusion. ABSTRACT Non‐HIV‐infected people with pulmonary tuberculosis can develop paradoxical worsening of lung conditions, including massive pleural effusion, which at times requires multiple drainage. This paradoxical immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome
Gissa SB, Gemechu AG, Tilahun S.
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