THE etiology of a pleural effusion can at times be difficult to establish. Pulmonary tuberculosis and bronchogenic carcinoma are notorious in this regard, and in both diseases it is mandatory that ...

The pathological changes of caseation and tubercle formation in tuberculosis of the pleura have been extensively studied at autopsy, 6,7 but observations of the diseased pleura during life were rare ...

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2007;26(2):189-190. A 5-month-old boy was transferred to our tertiary care center from a community hospital for workup of a unilateral pleural effusion. He had a history of ...

Shorter duration, fully oral treatment regimens for tuberculosis (TB) are now recommended for most adults and children. Updated joint guidelines from the American Thoracic Society, the CDC, European ...

Introduction In contrast to tuberculous pleurisy (TP), no accurate and commonly accepted biochemical marker of malignant pleural effusion (MPE) has been established. Objectives We aimed to evaluate ...

A 50-year-old woman presented with a short history of loss of weight and appetite, constipation, right-sided abdominal pain, unsteady gait and headache. Physical examination revealed a soft nontender ...

Tuberculosis, (TB) is a bacterial infection that takes a toll on the lungs. It is considered as top infectious killer. Millions of people with TB are unaware of their health status, suffer in silence, ...

A city doctor has developed a prototype of a non-invasive pocket-sized diagnostic device that can be used to diagnose chest diseases like TB, pleural effusion and pneumonia, among others. The doctor ...