Role of thoracentesis in the management of tuberculous pleural effusion
Background: Tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE) is the second most common form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB). Up to 50% after treatment complicated with pleural thickening. Pleural biopsy has been considered the gold standard in diagnosis of TPE but it is invasive, so that pleural fluid marke...
Main Authors: | Mohammed A. Agha, Mahmoud M. El-Habashy, Mohamed A. Helwa, Rehab M. Habib |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2015-01-01
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Series: | Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763814200483 |
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