Distinguishing tuberculosis pleural effusion from parasitic pleural effusion using pleural fluid characteristics: A case control study
Tuberculosis pleural effusion (TPE) and parasitic pleural effusion (PPE) present with similar clinical manifestations. We evaluated the pleural fluid features of TPE and PPE. A total of 76 patients with pleuritis, including 25 patients with TPE and 51 patients with PPE were retrospectively studied....
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Health
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6380767/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30702582 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000014238 |