Diagnostic role of interleukin -33 in the differentiation of pleural effusions especially tuberculous and malignant effusions

Diagnostic role of interleukin -33 in the differentiation of pleural effusions especially tuberculous and malignant effusions

Abstract Background Tuberculous pleurisy and malignancy are two of the most common causes of pleural effusion. IL-33 is expressed in the epithelial lining and endothelial cells and is released after cell damage; it is proposed to have an essential role in sensing damage in various infectious and inf...

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Main Authors: Abdel-sadek Hamed Al-aarag, Mohammad Hussein Kamel, Eman Ramadan Abdelgawad, Shaimaa Magdy Abo-Youssef, Hany Hussein Moussa, Marwa Elsayed Elnaggar, Rasha Mohammad Hendy, Koot Ahmad Diab
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Pleural effusion
Tuberculosis pleurisy
Malignant pleural effusion
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-019-0874-y

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