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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...
Autores principales: | Belok, Samuel, Herbst, Nicole, Billatos, Ehab |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2020
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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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