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Evaluation of the radiological sequelae after treatment completion in new cases of pulmonary, pleural, and mediastinal tuberculosis

Lung India, 2015
Background: Residual radiological lesions may persist even after successful treatment of tuberculosis. There is insufficient data as to the nature and magnitude of these opacities in the treated cases of tuberculosis.
B. Menon, G. Nima, V. Dogra, S. Jha
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Cerebral Abscess Masquerading as Tuberculoma in a Post‐Renal Transplant Chronic Kidney Disease Patient: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Solid organ transplant recipients are at increased risk of acquiring serious infections. We present a case of a 48‐year‐old male with a history of renal transplantation in 2012, chronic kidney disease (CKD) Stage 4, hypertension, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, and prior tuberculous pleural effusion.
Sakib Abrar, Ibrahim Khalil, Md. Imran Hossain, Sunjida Amin Promi   +3 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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Multi‐Chamber Intracardiac Thrombi Complicated With Pulmonary and Lower Extremity Thrombosis in Male Patient: Case Report and Literature Reviews

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Multi‐chamber intracardiac thrombi are a rare and high‐risk complication in dilated cardiomyopathy, even during sinus rhythm. This case highlights the associated dangers of hemodynamic compromise and systemic embolization. Management requires vigilant anticoagulation and close monitoring to balance thromboembolic and bleeding risks.
Eba Fufa, Yitagesu Getachew, Samson Mulugeta, Abera Birhanu, Abel Yirga, Amdemeskel Mersha, Banchiaymolu Damtie, Balew Arega, Begashaw Belay, Brook Fanuel, Misgana Lukas   +10 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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Diagnosis and management of pneumonia in the emergency department. [PDF]

, 2008
Pneumonia is a condition that is often treated by emergency physicians. This article reviews the diagnosis and management of pneumonia in the emergency department and highlights dilemmas in diagnostic testing, use of blood and sputum cultures, hospital ...
Abrahamian, Fredrick M, Moran, Gregory J, Talan, David A   +2 more
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis Upregulates TNF-α Expression via TLR2/ERK Signaling and Induces MMP-1 and MMP-9 Production in Human Pleural Mesothelial Cells

PLoS ONE, 2015
Background Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are elevated in pleural fluids of tuberculous pleuritis (TBP) where pleural mesothelial cells (PMCs) conduct the first-line defense against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB ...
Wei-lin Chen, J. Sheu, Ray-Jade Chen, S. Hsiao, C. Hsiao, Y. Chou, C. Chung, G. Hsiao   +7 more
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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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Caplan Syndrome: A Case Report

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 1, January 2026.
Swelling of metacarpophalangeal joints, proximal interphalangeal joints with spindle‐shaped aspects at proximal interphalangeal joints. ABSTRACT Caplan syndrome, known as rheumatoid pneumoconiosis, is a combination of silicosis and rheumatoid arthritis.
Ali Moussa Mahaman Laouali, Maïga Soumaila, Ismael Ayouba Tinni, Ngo Ngue Tecler Clémence, Zoundi Lydia Rosine, Ousmane Dembélé, Soubeiga Dimitri, Essaga Eloundou Christèle, Moussa Rahanatou, Issa Ouédraogo, Boncoungou Kadiatou, Badoum Giselle, Ouédraogo Martial   +12 more
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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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