Immunological diagnosis as an adjunctive tool for an early diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis of an immune competent child in a low tuberculosis endemic country: A case report [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Pediatric tuberculous meningitis is a highly morbid, often fatal disease. Its prompt diagnosis and treat - ment saves lives, in fact delays in the initiation of therapy have been associated with high mortality rates. Case presentation:
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Role of the Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio in the Differential Diagnosis of Exudative Pleural Effusion
ClinicsOBJECTIVES: Pleural effusion is a common diagnostic and clinical problem. The differential diagnosis of pleural effusion may be difficult and may require several procedures, including invasive ones.
Ulku Aka Akturk +5 more
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Population Differences in Death Rates in HIV-Positive Patients with Tuberculosis. [PDF]
, 2007 SETTING: Randomised controlled clinical trial of Mycobacterium vaccae vaccination as an adjunct to anti-tuberculosis treatment in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive patients with smear-positive tuberculosis (TB) in Lusaka, Zambia, and Karonga ...
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Highly Accurate Diagnosis of Pleural Tuberculosis by Immunological Analysis of the Pleural Effusion
PLoS ONE, 2012 Pleural TB is notoriously difficult to diagnose due to its paucibacillary nature yet it is the most common cause of pleural effusions in TB endemic countries such as The Gambia. We identified both cellular and soluble biomarkers in the pleural fluid that allowed highly accurate diagnosis of pleural TB compared to peripheral blood markers.
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Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2012 OBJETIVO: Descrever características clínicas e laboratoriais em pacientes com derrames pleurais linfocíticos secundários a tuberculose ou linfoma, a fim de identificar as variáveis que possam contribuir no diagnóstico diferencial dessas doenças. MÉTODOS:
Leila Antonangelo +5 more
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GC-MS metabolomics identifies novel biomarkers to distinguish tuberculosis pleural effusion from malignant pleural effusion. [PDF]
J Clin Lab Anal, 2021 Liu Y, Mei B, Chen D, Cai L.
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Molecular Oncology, Volume 19, Issue S1, Page 1-895, June 2025.Abstracts submitted to the ‘EACR 2025 Congress: Innovative Cancer Science’, from 16–19 June 2025 and accepted by the Congress Organising Committee are published in this Supplement of Molecular Oncology, an affiliated journal of the European Association for Cancer Research (EACR).
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MRIMS Journal of Health Sciences, 2014 Adenosine deaminase (ADA) activity was assayed in pleural fluid and serum of 78 subjects with pleural effusion. 48 of them had tuberculosis (TB) pleural effusion and the remaining 30 had pleural effusions due to non TB respiratory diseases.
A Sujatha Rani +2 more
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The role of thoracoscopic biopsies in the diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2019 Tuberculosis (TB) is a significant public health problem in many developing countries. In many cases, tuberculosis may present a significant diagnostic challenge.
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Pneumothorax and Pneumomediastinum in a Sputum Positive Tuberculosis Patient: The Continuous Diaphragm Sign [PDF]
, 2012 Secondary pneumothorax is a very common medical emergency. At times it is associated with pneumomediastinum, which could be fatal at times if not identified.
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