A chocolate effusion – An unusual cause of elevated adenosine deaminase in the pleural fluid

BACKGROUND: Thoracic Endometriosis Syndrome (TES) is a rare diagnosis characterized by ectopic endometrial tissue in the chest. Pleural fluid adenosine deaminase (ADA) is thought to be highly specific for tuberculous pleural effusions, particularly when >40 IU/L (international units/liter). RESUL...

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Autores principales: Belok, Samuel, Herbst, Nicole, Billatos, Ehab
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7582089/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33117649
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101260

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7582089/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33117649
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101260

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