Tuberculous pleuritis: clinical presentations and diagnostic challenges.
Curr Opin Pulm Med
; 30(3): 210-216, 2024 05 01.
Article
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| ID: mdl-38323466
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE OF REVIEW Tuberculous pleuritis (TBP) is one of the most common types of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. We highlight the latest epidemiology of TBP, the heterogeneity of its presentation and the performance of different diagnostic strategies. RECENT FINDINGS:
There are differential trends in the incidences of TBP worldwide. Its incidence increased in China but decreased in the United States in the past decade. The presentation of TBP is heterogeneous regarding clinical symptoms, radiological findings and pleural fluid analysis results. Conventional microbiological tests have low sensitivities to diagnose TBP. Recent research focused on various diagnostic tools with better yield. The sensitivity of nucleic acid amplification tests (NAAT) in pleural fluid, including the latest generation of PCR and sequencing-based techniques for detecting tuberculosis, remains suboptimal. Various pleural fluid biomarkers have been explored, but there is a lack of consensus on their clinical utility and cutoff levels.SUMMARY:
The heterogeneity of clinical presentation poses obstacles to diagnosing TBP. Further development of diagnostic tools, including more robust NAAT and biomarkers with additional validation, is needed before incorporation into routine clinical practice.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Contexto en salud:
3_ND
Problema de salud:
3_neglected_diseases
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3_tuberculosis
Asunto principal:
Derrame Pleural
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Pleuresia
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Tuberculosis Pleural
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
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En
Revista:
Curr Opin Pulm Med
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Hong Kong