- Sensitivity of Polymerase Chain Reaction for Pleural Tuberculosis according to the Amount of Pleural Effusion Specimens
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Moon JW
- KMID: 1518462
- Tuberc Respir Dis.
- 2007 Mar;62(3):184-191.
- doi: 10.4046/trd.2007.62.3.184
BACKGROUND: For the diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of pleural effusion specimens has shown very low sensitivity, which might be due to the small number of bacilli... -
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- Tuberculous Pleurisy: An Update
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Jeon D
- KMID: 2320498
- Tuberc Respir Dis.
- 2014 Apr;76(4):153-159.
Tuberculous pleurisy is the most common form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Korea. Tuberculous pleurisy presents a diagnostic and therapeutic problem due to the limitations of traditional diagnostic tools. There have... -
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- A Case of Congenital Tuberculosis woth Massive Ascites and Pleural Effusion
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Lee YJ, Kim KS, Kim YW, Kim KB
- KMID: 2037031
- Korean J Perinatol.
- 1997 Jun;8(2):186-192.
We experienced a case of congenital tuberculosis infected in utero, who had been found to have massive ascites and pleural effusion on routine ultrasonography at the 39 weeks' gestation. The... -
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- The Relationship between Age and Pleural Fluid Adenosine Deaminase Activity in Pleural Tuberculosis
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Moon JW, Han CH, Kang SM, Park MS, Hwang SY, Byun MK, Chung WY, Hwang HJ, Kim YS, Kim SK, Chang J, Kim SK
- KMID: 2318613
- Tuberc Respir Dis.
- 2005 May;58(5):459-464.
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- Measurement of Nitric Oxide in the Differential Diagnosis of Lymphocytic Pleural Effusion
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Kim TH, Sohn JW, Yoon HJ, Shin DH, Park SS
- KMID: 2318675
- Tuberc Respir Dis.
- 2005 Oct;59(4):361-367.
BACKGROUND: Differential diagnosis of lymphocytic pleural effusion is difficult even with many laboratory findings. Nitric oxide(NO) level is higher in the sputum or exhaled breath of patients with active pulmonary... -
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- A comparative study on initial pleural fluid findings of tuberculous pleurisy between patients with and those without pleural thickening
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Lee SH, Yoon JH, Lee DC, Kim DS, Kim YY, Lee JW, Yoon TY, Kim JW
- KMID: 1927575
- Korean J Med.
- 2000 Jun;58(6):632-638.
BACKGROUND: Indicator that can predict pleural thickening in pleural tuberculosis has not been known clearly. By the previous study, patients with pleural thickening > or =10 mm had significantly lower glucose and... -
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- Diagnostic Value of Adenosine Deaminase(ADA) and its Isoenzyme in Pleural Effusion
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Kim KY, Kweon SH, Park JS, Jee YK, Lee KY, Kim YS, Chun Y
- KMID: 2318143
- Tuberc Respir Dis.
- 1998 Apr;45(2):388-396.
BACKGROUND: Etiologic diagnosis of pleural effusion is usually made by clinical characteristics, pleural fluid analysis and pleural biopsy. But, despite careful diagnostic study, the cause of pleural effusion cannot be... -
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- Tuberculous Pleurisy: Clinical Characteristics of Primary and Reactivation Disease
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Hong KH, Lim SS, Shin JM, Park JS
- KMID: 1970237
- Tuberc Respir Dis.
- 2006 Dec;61(6):526-532.
- doi: 10.4046/trd.2006.61.6.526
BACKGROUND: Traditionally, tuberculous pleurisy has been known to largely develop as primary tuberculosis. However, as the incidence of tuberculosis decrease, recent studies have shown reactivation tuberculosis has become the main... -
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- A Case of Pseudochylothorax Developed from Chronic Pleural Effusion after Treatment of Tuberculous Pleurisy
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Park EK, Chung SH, Bae JH, Ryu SR, Lee JH, Kim SH, Cho YU, Chae JD, Lee BH
- KMID: 2319285
- Tuberc Respir Dis.
- 2009 Nov;67(5):458-461.
A pseudochylothorax, a chyliform pleural effusion, is a rare disease of pleural effusion that contains cholesterol crystals or high lipid content that is not the result of a disrupted thoracic... -
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- Etiology and Characteristics of Massive Pleural Effusions Investigated at One University Hospital in Korea
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Park SR, Kim JH, Ha NR, Lee JH, Kim SH, Sohn JW, Yoon HJ, Shin DH, Park SS, Kim TH
- KMID: 1970251
- Tuberc Respir Dis.
- 2006 Nov;61(5):456-462.
- doi: 10.4046/trd.2006.61.5.456
BACKGROUND: Differential diagnosis is very important in patients with pleural effusions. A few studies on the etiologies of massive pleural effusions have been reported, but these were conducted in different... -
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- Factors Associated with Residual Pleural Thickening After Chemotherapy in Tyberculous Pleurisy
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Lee KM, Ahn JJ, Seo KW, Park JH, Lee MS, Hwang JC
- KMID: 2160203
- Tuberc Respir Dis.
- 2001 May;50(5):607-614.
- doi: 10.4046/trd.2001.50.5.607
BACKGROUND: Residual pleural thickening is frequently seen following treatment for tuberculous pleurisy, and pleural decortication is performend occasionally in patients with severe residual pleural thickening. However, predictive factors for the... -
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- A Case of Pleural Paragonimiasis Confused with Tuberculous Pleurisy
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Song J, Hong G, Song JU, Kim W, Han SG, Ko Y, Chang B, Jeong BH, Eom JS, Lee JH, Jhun BW, Jeon K, Kim HK, Koh WJ
- KMID: 2320502
- Tuberc Respir Dis.
- 2014 Apr;76(4):175-178.
Here, we report a case of pleural paragonimiasis that was confused with tuberculous pleurisy. A 38-year-old man complained of a mild febrile sensation and pleuritic chest pain. Radiologic findings showed... -
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- Clinical Utility of Two Interferon-gamma Release Assays on Pleural Fluid for the Diagnosis of Tuberculous Pleurisy
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Kang JY, Rhee CK, Kang NH, Kim JS, Yoon HK, Song JS
- KMID: 1842909
- Tuberc Respir Dis.
- 2012 Sep;73(3):143-150.
- doi: 10.4046/trd.2012.73.3.143
BACKGROUND: The release of interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) by T lymphocytes increases after rechallenge with Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen, especially, at a localized site of tuberculosis (TB) infection. We aimed to compare the... -
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- A case of mantle cell lymphoma associated with tuberculous pleurisy
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Lee HS, Lee SK, Chang KY, Choi IS, Son CH, Kim JS, Jeon JS, Rho MS, Han JY, Lee KN, Choi PJ
- KMID: 2252896
- Korean J Med.
- 2002 Apr;62(4):469-474.
Mantle cell lymphoma is relatively rare and generally difficult to differentiate from other types of lymphoma. The clinical course is very aggressive. We recently experienced a very rare patient with... -
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- Diagnostic Efficacy of Adenosine Deaminase Isoenzyme in Tuberculous Pleurisy
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Kim JS, Kim YK, Lee KN
- KMID: 2239630
- Korean J Lab Med.
- 2002 Dec;22(6):403-409.
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis is the most common cause of pleural effusion in Korea. But the differential diagnosis of pleural effusion is important because malignancy and pneumonia are also other common causes... -
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- The Clinical Significance of gamma delta T lymphocytes with pleural tuberculosis
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Song KS, Shin KC, Kim DH, Hong AR, Kim HS, Yong SJ
- KMID: 2318008
- Tuberc Respir Dis.
- 1997 Feb;44(1):44-51.
BACKGROUND: The changes of the composition in the T-lymphocyte are important as an immunological abnormality in the pathogenesis of tuberculosis. Previously, the second type of TCR dimer(gamma delta T lymphocyte)... -
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- Rapid Identification of Mycoplasma Pneumoniae, Mycobacterium Tuberculosis and Staphylococcus Aureus in Pleural Fluid by PCR
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Kim CW, Ahn BM, Kim ER, Kim IS, Pak YS, Sung SC
- KMID: 1945757
- J Korean Pediatr Soc.
- 1997 Sep;40(9):1232-1241.
PURPOSE: Pleural effusions may develop during the course of bacterial pneumonia. The aim of this study was to evaluate the significance of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method for detection... -
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- Soluble Interleukin-2 Receptor(sIL-2R) Levels in Patients Tuberculous Pleurisy VS Nontuberculous Pleurisy
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Lim HO, Ham JY, Shim DS, Hwang YS
- KMID: 2160344
- Tuberc Respir Dis.
- 1994 Apr;41(2):135-143.
- doi: 10.4046/trd.1994.41.2.135
BACKGROUND: The cell mediated immunity has an important role in the pathogenesis of tuberculosis. sIL-2R has been known as a sensitive marker of T lymphocyte activation. Elevated serum levels of... -
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- IFN-gammamRNA Expression in Tuberculous Pleural Lymphocytes After in vitro Stimulation with M. tuberculosis Antigens
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Park JS, Kim YS, Jee YK, Lee KY
- KMID: 2318486
- Tuberc Respir Dis.
- 2004 Jul;57(1):25-31.
BACKGROUND: IFN-gamma is the main effector mediator of the host immune response against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Evaluating the IFN-gamma gene expression in response to M. tuberculosis antigens may help in elucidating... -
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- Tuberculous Pleural Effusion vs Empyema: It is Possible to Differentiate Based on CT Findings?
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Kim KW, Ahn WH, Shin MJ, Baik SK, Choi HY, Kim BK
- KMID: 2102408
- J Korean Radiol Soc.
- 1994 Nov;31(5):869-873.
PURPOSE: To describe radiologic differences between tuberculous pleural effusion and empyema on the basis of computed tomography(CT). MATERIALS AND METHODS: We reviewed retrosepectively CT findings of 50 patients with pathologically and grossly proved... -
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