[Tuberculous pleural effusions]
Márcia Seiscento, Marcus Barreto Conde, Margareth Maria Pretti Dalcolmo, Márcia Seiscento, Marcus Barreto Conde, Margareth Maria Pretti Dalcolmo
Abstract
Tuberculous pleural effusion is a common manifestation of the primary form of the disease or consequence of the reactivation of a latent infection due to the M. tuberculosis. Advances in the laboratory methods have contributed to better diagnose and understand the pathophysiology of the effusion secondary to tuberculosis. However, although a predominant lymphocytic pleural effusion is suspicious of tuberculosis, a diagnostic routine shall be instituted to orient treatment and prevent undesirable sequels.
Source: PubMed