Medical thoracoscopy for tuberculous pleurisy: A retrospective analysis of 575 cases

CONCLUSION: Medical thoracoscopy is effective for diagnosing tuberculous pleurisy. Younger patients with tuberculous pleurisy have a higher number of positive TB tests in the pleural cavity, are more likely to have granuloma in pleural biopsy specimens, and have higher ADA levels in the pleural fluid.

Source: Annals of Thoracic Medicine - April 4, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Tingting Zhao Yurong Xu Qian Song Xinjie Wang Minghua Jin Dianjie Lin Source Type: research