Tuberculous (TB) pleural effusion occurs in approximately 5% of patients with
Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. The HIV pandemic has been associated with a …

BACKGROUND: Conventional tests are not always helpful in making a diagnosis of
tuberculous pleurisy. Many studies have investigated the usefulness of adenosine …

Abstract Background and Objective: In countries with high prevalence of tuberculosis (TB),
clinicians often diagnose tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE) by using diagnostic tests, which …

Tuberculous pleural effusion is one of the most common forms of extrapulmonary
tuberculosis (TB). The immediate cause of the effusion is a delayed hypersensitivity …

The first step in the evaluation of patients with pleural effusion is to determine whether the
effusion is a transudate or an exudate. An exudative effusion is diagnosed if the patient …

In most diseases related to pleural effusion, the fluid analysis yields important diagnostic
information, and in certain cases, fluid analysis alone is enough for diagnosis. The many …

Study objective: The diagnostic value of tumor markers in pleural fluid is subject to debate.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of several tumor markers in …

Pleural tuberculosis (TB) remains difficult to diagnose. In about two-thirds of the cases the
diagnosis is reliant upon clinical suspicion along with consistent fluid biochemistries (ie …

Newer immunological tests and scoring systems will revolutionize the way tuberculous
pleurisy is diagnosed in the years ahead. Future research needs include validating the …

BACKGROUND: Tuberculous pleural effusions (TPE) are common. The diagnosis is often
problematic. As the determination of ADA is often unavailable in some countries, the aim of …