A preponderance of small lymphocytes indicates that the patient most likely has cancer or tuberculous pleuritis, although such a preponderance is also seen in pleural effusions after coronary ...

Lymphocytic exudative effusions are characteristic of tuberculous pleural effusions as well as malignant effusions. In the setting of pneumonia of unknown cause, the presence of a lymphocytic ...

The pathological changes of caseation and tubercle formation in tuberculosis of the pleura have been extensively studied at autopsy, 6,7 but observations of the diseased pleura during life were ...

TB can also lead to fluid accumulation between the pleura layers, which covers the lung. This is known as pleural effusion. On a chest X-ray, pleural effusion appears as an area of equal opacity ...

and bacteriological culture of pleural exudate and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid were negative for the presence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis ( Table 2). Thoracic CT revealed thickening of the ...

But it affects other organs too, what’s known as extrapulmonary TB. Other organs that can be affected include the lining covering the lungs (pleural TB); the central nervous system (TB ...

The Pilot Immunology Study provides a framework to assess the regulation and temporal changes in host immune responses during standard short course anti-TB chemotherapy in culture-confirmed pulmonary ...

Tuberculosis was confirmed in these patients via pathogen-positive samples or a clinical diagnosis, and infection sites included meningitis, pericarditis, pleural tuberculosis, and unspecified ...

Tuberculosis is a severe infectious disease ... Your doctor may draw pleural fluid, which surrounds and protects your lungs, to check for infection. Or they may take cerebrospinal fluid from ...

A pleural effusion is an unusual amount of fluid around the lung. Many medical conditions can lead to it, so even though your pleural effusion may have to be drained, your doctor likely will ...