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Interleukin-17 regulates matrix metalloproteinase activity in human pulmonary tuberculosis. [PDF]

, 2017
Tuberculosis (TB) is characterized by extensive pulmonary matrix breakdown. Interleukin-17 (IL-17) is key in host defence in TB but its role in TB-driven tissue damage is unknown.
Aggarwal, Aguilo, Al Shammari, Aujla, Belton, Berg, Bermudez, Brinckerhoff, Chang, Cortez, Dheda, Dhiman, Domingo-Gonzalez, Elkington, Elkington, Elkington, Elkington, Elkington, Elkington, Fossiez, Freches, Fu, Gideon, Gopal, Hamburg, Hamburg, Happel, Hrabec, Huang, Jovanovic, Kubler, Leber, Matthews, Mayer-Barber, McAleer, McAllister, Miossec, Molet, Nuttall, O'Kane, O'Kane, Okamoto Yoshida, Ong, Oriss, Price, Qiao, Qiu, Rivas-Santiago, Ruddy, Sauty, Scriba, Singh, Singh, Sonnenberg, Torrado, Trajkovic, Treadwell, Volkman, Wang, Wickremasinghe, Wickremasinghe, Wong, Wozniak, Wu, Xu, Zijlstra   +65 more
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The inconsistent definitions used for tuberculosis in the medical literature

International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 2015
In order to assess the confusion attendant with current definitions of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, pleural and miliary disease, a set of 37 papers published which analyzed disease states were assessed for how the terms adhered to official definitions of
Wayne Xavier Shandera, Omar Merchant
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Catastrophic Hemoptysis in Concurrent Laryngeal and Endobronchial Tuberculosis in an Immunocompetent Host: Survival Following Brief ECMO Support

Respirology Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 6, June 2025.
We present a case of massive hemoptysis from active tuberculosis that was successfully managed with temporary extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support. ABSTRACT We present a case of a 45‐year‐old previously healthy Filipino domestic helper who presented with life‐threatening hemoptysis due to disseminated tuberculosis (TB) involving the ...
Luk Ping Lam
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Tuberculosis - pleural, pulmonary, discitis

Radiopaedia.org, 2021
I. Bickle, Derek Smith
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Assessment of Adenosine Deaminase Level and the Utility of Polymerase Chain Reaction in Diagnosis of Tuberculous Pleural Effusion

Journal of Gandaki Medical College, 2018
Background: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis is one of the major causes of exudative pleural effusion. The paucibacillary nature of effusion suggests the need of markers and methodologies for accurate diagnosis and prognosis of tuberculosis as well as to ...
A Nagila, S Khanal, N Dhakal, M Bhatta, B K Tamrakar   +4 more
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Diabetes mellitus and pulmonary tuberculosis, association or co-incidence? [PDF]

, 2011
Objectives: To evaluate the effect of Diabetes Mellitus (DM) on clinical and diagnostic methods and radiological features of pulmonary TB, in comparison to non diabetic pulmonary TB patients, in Golestan province, Northeast of Iran.
Aida, M., Elham, G., Hamid, G., Rahim, R.S., Roghieh, G.   +4 more
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Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 is responsible for residual pleural thickening in pleural tuberculosis.

Tohoku journal of experimental medicine, 2015
Residual pleural thickening (RPT) is the most frequent complication associated with pleural tuberculosis, and may occur even after successful anti-tuberculosis medications.
K. Hwang, Young-Jun Shon, Byong-Ki Cha, Mi-jeong Park, M. Chu, Young-Jun Kim, E. Jeong, H. Kim   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Nested-PCR using MPB64 fragment improves the diagnosis of pleural and meningeal tuberculosis

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2000
Fluids in which Mycobacterium tuberculosis are seldom found, such as pleural and cerebrospinal liquids, are good candidates to be studied using PCR techniques.
Luiz C. Martins, Ilma A. Paschoal, Angela Von Nowakonski, Silvana A.B. Silva, Fernando F. Costa, Laura Sterian Ward   +5 more
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The performance of an in-house nested-PCR technique for pleural tuberculosis diagnoses

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2013
Introduction This study evaluated the performance of an in-house nested-PCR system for the detection of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in pleural fluid, blood and urine samples from pleural effusion tuberculosis patients by health services ...
Lilian Maria Lapa Montenegro, Bruno Cesar da Silva, Juliana Figueiredo da Costa Lima, Heidi Lacerda Alves da Cruz, Rosana de Albuquerque Montenegro, Fernando Luiz Cavalcanti Lundgren, Alfredo Pereira Leite de Albuquerque Filho, Haiana Charifker Schindler   +7 more
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Radiological Insights Into the Pericardium: A Comprehensive Review

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, Volume 69, Issue 4, Page 468-475, June 2025.
ABSTRACT The pericardium is not simply a two‐layered membrane surrounding the heart and great vessels. Pericardial effusion is the most common manifestation of various pathological conditions involving the pericardium. Therefore, we are tempted to think of the pericardium as a virtual space containing only fluid, but it can also contain solid and ...
Felipe Aluja‐Jaramillo, Omar Andrés Pantoja‐Burbano, Fernando R. Gutiérrez, Carlos Previgliano, Sanjeev Bhalla   +4 more
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