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Pleural Tuberculosis

Known as: Tuberculosis, Pleural, Pleurisy, Tuberculous, Tuberculosis, Pleural [Disease/Finding] 
Tuberculosis of the serous membrane lining the thoracic cavity and surrounding the lungs.
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1935-2018
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Tuberculous pneumothorax, unspecified

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1936-2019
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Pleural Tuberculosis
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radiotherapeutic
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2011
2011
Xpert MTB/RIF assay for diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis.
We prospectively investigated the diagnostic utility of the Xpert MTB/RIF (Mycobacterium tuberculosis/rifampin [RIF] resistance… (More)
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2005
Highly Cited
2005
Ex vivo characterization of early secretory antigenic target 6-specific T cells at sites of active disease in pleural tuberculosis.
Presence of early secretory antigenic target-6 (ESAT-6)-specific, interferon- gamma -secreting T cells in blood accurately marks… (More)
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2003
2003
Yield of sputum induction in the diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis.
We prospectively evaluated the diagnostic yield of acid-fast bacilli smear and culture for Mycobacterium tuberculosis using… (More)
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2002
2002
Cytokine Polarization in Miliary and Pleural Tuberculosis
Cytokines were measured in patients with pleural effusion and miliary tuberculosis (TB). Patients with pleural effusion had… (More)
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2000
Highly Cited
2000
Evaluation of polymerase chain reaction, adenosine deaminase, and interferon-gamma in pleural fluid for the differential diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis.
STUDY OBJECTIVES Pleural tuberculosis (TB) is a diagnostic challenge because of its nonspecific clinical presentation and… (More)
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1994
1994
Pleural tuberculosis and HIV infection.
Human immunodeficiency virus infection changes the clinical presentation of tuberculosis infection with atypical radiographs and… (More)
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1993
Highly Cited
1993
Cytokine production at the site of disease in human tuberculosis.
Clinical and immunologic evidence suggests that tuberculous pleuritis provides a model to understand protective immune mechanisms… (More)
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1985
Highly Cited
1985
Comparison of needle biopsy with cytologic analysis for the evaluation of pleural effusion: analysis of 414 cases.
We retrospectively studied the results from thoracenteses and needle biopsies of the pleura performed in 414 patients with… (More)
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1983
1983
Pleural tuberculosis evaluated by computed tomography.
Twenty-four cases of pleural tuberculosis (20 active and 4 inactive) were studied with computed tomography (CT). In 14 patients… (More)
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1983
Highly Cited
1983
Adenosine deaminase in pleural fluids. Test for diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusion.
Adenosine deaminase (ADA) activity was studied in 221 patients with pleuroperitoneal effusions. Patients were subdivided into the… (More)
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