ArticleCureus2026
A Complicated Course of Pulmonary Tuberculosis With Cavitary Findings and Pleural Effusion.
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Abstract
This report describes the case of a 39-year-old male who recently immigrated from Ecuador and presented with recurrent fevers, pleuritic chest pain, and progressive respiratory symptoms initially treated as community-acquired pneumonia. Despite empiric antibiotic therapy, the patient experienced clinical deterioration with rapid accumulation of a left-sided pleural effusion and imaging evidence of a cavitary lung lesion. Pleural fluid analysis demonstrated a lymphocyte-predominant exudative effusion with elevated adenosine deaminase levels, raising suspicion for tuberculous pleuritis despite repeatedly negative acid-fast bacilli smears and cultures, a well-recognized limitation in tuberculous pleuritis given the paucibacillary burden and slow growth of
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