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PURPOSE: Pleural effusion, an accumulation of fluid in the pleural space, usually occurs in patients when the rate of fluid formation exceeds the rate of fluid removal. The differential diagnosis...
Kim YC, Park KO, Bom HS, Lim SC, Park HK, Na HJ, Park JH
KMID: 1051569
Korean J Intern Med.
1997 Jun;12(2):225-231.
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study is to assess the usefulness of various
enzymes, cytokines and biochemical studies of pleural fluid for the differential
diagnosis of tuberculosis from malignant pleural...
BACKGROUND: Interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) plays a crucial role in Mycobacterium tuberculosis induced pleural responses. Interleukin (IL)-33 up-regulates the production of IFN-gamma. We aimed to identify whether an association between pleural IL-33...
Acute myopericarditis is usually caused by viral infections, and the most common cause of viral myopericarditis is coxsackieviruses. Diagnosis of myopericarditis is made based on clinical manifestations of myocardial (such...