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  • Title: Tuberculous pleural effusions: ultrasonic diagnosis.
    Author: Akhan O, Demirkazik FB, Ozmen MN, Balkanci F, Ozkara S, Cöplü L, Emri A, Besim A.
    Journal: J Clin Ultrasound; 1992 Sep; 20(7):461-5. PubMed ID: 1324950.
    Abstract:
    Twenty patients with tuberculous pleural effusions were studied with ultrasonography. In 18 patients, ultrasonography demonstrated regular pleural thickening which was less than 1 cm except in 1 case. In 4 cases there were a few pleural nodules, whereas in 2 cases the pleural surface showed small nodularity. The latter finding may be diagnostic for a tuberculous etiology. Eighteen patients had multiple, delicate, mobile septations in the effusions, and a lattice-like appearance had formed in 6 cases. Computed tomography was obtained in 7 cases, and pleural thickening was demonstrated in 6 of them. Ultrasonography is a useful imaging modality in the diagnosis of tuberculous pleurisy.
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