Pleurisy

Novel tests for diagnosing tuberculous pleural effusion: what works and what does not?
Tuberculous pleuritis is a common manifestation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis and is the most common cause of pleural effusion in many countries.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Brazil
CD4+CD25+ regulatory T lymphocytes in tuberculous pleural effusion
BACKGROUND: Active suppression by CD4+CD25+ regulatory T lymphocytes plays an important role in the down-regulation of T cell responses to foreign and self-antigens.

Guangxi, China 530021
China
Could IFN-gamma predict the development of residual pleural thickening in tuberculous pleurisy?
BACKGROUND: The aim of our study was to identify predictive factors for the development of residual pleural thickening (RPT) in patients with tuberculous pleurisy (TP).

Larissa, Greece
Greece
Update on vena cava filters
Inferior vena cava (IVC) filter placement has increased dramatically over the past two decades.
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Cleveland, OH 44145
USA
Decortication after lung transplantation
BACKGROUND: Compromise of a pulmonary allograft by restrictive or infectious pleural-space pathology may be amenable to surgical intervention; however, the role of decortication in this patient population has not yet been substantiated.

Cleveland, OH 44195
USA
Deep venous thrombosis of the neck and pulmonary embolism in patients with a central venous catheter
Central venous catheters (CVCs) are widely used for therapeutic purposes and to measure hemodynamic variables that cannot be recorded from a peripheral vein.
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Bozzolo, Italy
Italy
[The contribution of positron emission tomography in pleural disease]
INTRODUCTION: Positron emission tomography (PET) has a clear role in oncology, particularly in thoracic disease.

Liege, The Netherlands
The Netherlands
Treatment of pulmonary embolism: The use of low-molecular-weight heparin in the inpatient and outpat
Pulmonary embolism (PE) remains a major clinical problem associated with considerable mortality and morbidity.
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Calgary, Alberta
Canada
Is the incidence of parapneumonic pleural effusion increasing?
INTRODUCTION: Streptococcus pneumoniae is the microorganism most frequently associated with complicated pleural effusion.

Madrid, Spain
Spain
Current application of thoracoscopy in children
BACKGROUND: The safety and efficacy of thoracoscopy for thoracic lesions and conditions in children is evolving.

Kansas City, MO
USA