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ArticleMedicine2018

Pleural effusion resulting from bronchial tuberculosis: A case report.

Xuchun Liu, Litao Xu, Guohua Jiang, Shubin Huang

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Article in Medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 41% of its field
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xuchun LiuDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Chizhou People's Hospital.
Litao XuDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Chizhou People's Hospital.
Guohua JiangDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Chizhou People's Hospital.
Shubin HuangDepartment of Pathology, Chizhou People's Hospital, Chizhou, Anhui, China.
Chizhou University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

rationaleThe clinical manifestations in patients with bronchial tuberculosis (BTB) are nonspecific and may pose a great diagnostic challenge. PATIENT CONCERNS: Here we describe the case of a 57-year-old man presented with right chest pain, chest tightness, and discomfort for 2 days. DIAGNOSIS: Bronchoscopic biopsy was performed which revealed subepithelial and epithelioid cell granuloma of Langerhans cell structure. The definitive diagnosis was BTB with pleural effusion.

interventionsTreatment with a quadruple combinational antituberculous therapy was initiated. OUTCOMES: Two months later, the patient's chest distress and discomfort significantly decreased. Repeat chest radiograph revealed that the pleural fluid had been absorbed. The patient recovered after 15 months of antituberculosis treatment. LESSONS: The patient exemplifies the difficulty of diagnosing BTB, particularly the low reliability of imaging modalities. The diagnosis of BTB currently relies on bronchoscopy as well as bacteriological or pathological evidence. This report will help to lower the incidences of misdiagnosis of this disease.

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Antitubercular AgentsBronchiHumansMaleMiddle AgedPleural EffusionTuberculosis, PulmonaryAntitubercular Agents

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PMID30290674
PMCPMC6200503
OpenAlexW2895456192

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