TY - JOUR
T1 - Tuberculous Pleurisy
T2 - An Acute Illness
AU - Levine, Harold
AU - Szanto, Paul B.
AU - Cugell, David W.
PY - 1968/10
Y1 - 1968/10
N2 - The clinical features of tuberculous pleurisy frequently resemble an acute, bacterial infection, particularly in younger adults. In 71 patients a diagnosis of tuberculous pleurisy with effusion was established by needle biopsy of the parietal pleura. The tuberculous etiology may be suspected when (1) pleural pain occurs prior to the onset of cough, (2) the cough fails to produce purulent material, (3) the white blood cell count is not increased, and (4) the pleural fluid is clear (particularly if it is green-tinged).
AB - The clinical features of tuberculous pleurisy frequently resemble an acute, bacterial infection, particularly in younger adults. In 71 patients a diagnosis of tuberculous pleurisy with effusion was established by needle biopsy of the parietal pleura. The tuberculous etiology may be suspected when (1) pleural pain occurs prior to the onset of cough, (2) the cough fails to produce purulent material, (3) the white blood cell count is not increased, and (4) the pleural fluid is clear (particularly if it is green-tinged).
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U2 - 10.1001/archinte.1968.00300090039009
DO - 10.1001/archinte.1968.00300090039009
M3 - Article
C2 - 5676418
AN - SCOPUS:0014340662
VL - 122
SP - 329
EP - 332
JO - JAMA Internal Medicine
JF - JAMA Internal Medicine
SN - 2168-6106
IS - 4
ER -