Improved early diagnosis of difficult cases of tuberculous pleural effusion by combination of thoracoscopy with immunological tests | Zendy

Zhenyu Huo | Zendy; Mei Yang | Zendy; Jie Chen | Zendy; Li Peng | Zendy

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Improved early diagnosis of difficult cases of tuberculous pleural effusion by combination of thoracoscopy with immunological tests

Author(s) -

Zhenyu Huo,

Mei Yang,

Jie Chen,

Li Peng

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2019.01.045

Subject(s) - medicine , thoracoscopy , pleural effusion , adenosine deaminase , tuberculosis , pleurisy , effusion , gastroenterology , radiology , pathology , surgery , adenosine

Although pleural effusion is a common clinical manifestation, the differential diagnosis of the cause of pleural effusion is often challenging, especially in the early differentiation of tuberculous pleurisy (TP) from other pleural effusion. The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of commonly used laboratory tests for the early diagnosis of difficult cases of pleural effusion.

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