Mycobacterium Shinjukuense Pulmonary Disease Progressed to Pleuritis after Iatrogenic Pneumothorax: A Case Report
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jctube.2020.100160
Abstract: Mycobacterium shinjukuense is a newly identified nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) and its gene sequence of 16S rRNA shows high homology to that of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. We present a case of M. shinjukuense pulmonary disease progressed to… read more here.
Keywords: mycobacterium shinjukuense; pneumothorax; disease; pleuritis ... See more keywords
Persistently high plasma procalcitonin levels despite successful treatment of tuberculous pleuritis and tuberculous lymphadenitis patients
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-71627-5
Abstract: In a prospective cohort study, we evaluated plasma PCT levels in 48 TB lymphadenitis (TBLN) and 41 TB pleuritis (TBPE) patients. Measurements of PCT were done in unstimulated plasma of microbiologically and clinically confirmed TBLN… read more here.
Keywords: treatment; plasma; pleuritis; tbpe patients ... See more keywords
Recurrent eosinophilic pleuritis caused by sparganum infection
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DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000020226
Abstract: Abstract Rationale: Sparganosis is an infectious disease caused by a larval tapeworm of the genus Spirometra, which commonly invades subcutaneous tissues. Pulmonary and pleural involvement due to sparganum has been rarely reported previously. Patient concerns:… read more here.
Keywords: sparganum infection; recurrent eosinophilic; eosinophilic pleuritis; pleuritis ... See more keywords
Chronic pleuritis leading to severe pulmonary restriction: a rare complication of Degos disease
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2019-232759
Abstract: This case demonstrates chronic fibrosing pleuritis, as a rare pulmonary aetiology for mortality in patients with Degos disease or malignant atrophic papulosis (MAP). Knowledge of this unusual complication will help physicians identify this entity early… read more here.
Keywords: pleuritis leading; degos disease; complication; disease ... See more keywords
Diagnostic value and safety of thoracoscopic pleural biopsies in pleural exudative effusions of unknown origin, including follow-up
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjresp-2021-001161
Abstract: Introduction Pleural exudative effusions without diagnosis after initial work up are a frequent problem in any respiratory division. Several ways to obtain pleural biopsy exist. Thoracoscopy is one of the most frequently used. Differential diagnosis… read more here.
Keywords: pleuritis; safety; unknown origin; pleural exudative ... See more keywords
Clinical Features and Prognosis of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pleuritis
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DOI: 10.1159/000490548
Abstract: Background: While nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) pleuritis rarely complicates pulmonary NTM infection, high mortality has been reported in case reports and small studies. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to clarify the clinical features and… read more here.
Keywords: clinical features; ntm pleuritis; patients treated; pleuritis ... See more keywords
Bilateral Pleuritis as the Initial Symptom of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Case Series and Literature Review
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DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.1886-18
Abstract: We documented four cases of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) presenting with pleuritis as the initial disease manifestation. The diagnosis was challenging because, atypically, all patients were elderly and 3 of the 4 patients were men.… read more here.
Keywords: systemic lupus; lupus erythematosus; case; pleuritis ... See more keywords
Mycobacterium avium Complex Pleuritis with Elevated Anti-glycopeptidolipid-core IgA Antibody Levels in Pleural Effusion
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DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.2751-19
Abstract: Pleuritis caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria is uncommon and difficult to diagnose. We herein report a case of Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) pleuritis with elevated anti-glycopeptidolipid (GPL)-core IgA antibody levels in the pleural effusion. A 73-year-old… read more here.
Keywords: pleuritis; effusion; core iga; pleural effusion ... See more keywords
Pleuritis Caused by Mycobacterium kyorinense without Pulmonary Involvement
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DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.8699-16
Abstract: We herein describe the first known case of pleuritis caused by Mycobacterium kyorinense without pulmonary involvement. A 48-year-old man undergoing immunosuppressant therapy presented with cough and dyspnea. An accumulation of pleural fluid was noted; however,… read more here.
Keywords: without pulmonary; kyorinense; pleuritis; pulmonary involvement ... See more keywords
Cryptogenic Fibrosing Pleuritis with Rapidly Progressive Restrictive Ventilatory Dysfunction
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DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.8758-21
Abstract: Cryptogenic bilateral fibrosing pleuritis is a rare condition, and its pathogenesis and clinical course are poorly understood, with no established therapy available. A 61-year-old man presented with bilateral pleural thickening and lymphocytic exudative effusions. The… read more here.
Keywords: pleuritis; pleuritis rapidly; fibrosing pleuritis; rapidly progressive ... See more keywords
Pleural mesothelioma in differential diagnostics of a tubercular exudative pleuritis
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DOI: 10.22141/2312-413x.5.1.2017.98774
Abstract: Background. Difficulties of differential diagnostics of exudative pleuritis due to pleura mesothelioma and such one of tubercular etiology can take a long time that is the reason of delayed well-timed and correct treatment order. Etiological… read more here.
Keywords: pleuritis; pleura mesothelioma; exudative pleuritis; differential diagnostics ... See more keywords