[Significance of determination of gamma-interferon in the diagnosis of tuberculous exudative pleurisy].
Probl Tuberk Bolezn Legk
; (2): 29-32, 2008.
Article
em Ru
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18376474
ABSTRACT
The pleural fluid concentration of gamma-interferon (gamma-IFN) was studied in 44 patients with exudative pleurisy. The tuberculous nature of exudative pleurisy was established in 25 patients on the basis of X-ray study, a follow-up, microbiological study of pleural exudate specimens, and morphological studies of biopsy specimens obtained at video-assisted thoracoscopy or surgery. The the pleural exudate concentrations of gamma-IFN were over 300 pg/ml (mean 1019 +/- 161 pg/ml) in 19 out of 21 patients with exudative pleuritis in a phase of active inflammation. The patients with the fibrous outcome of pleurisy of tuberculous etiology and those with exudative pleurisy of non-tuberculous etiology, including that in malignancies and papapneumonic pleurisy, were observed to have lower concentrations of gamma-IFN (mean 118 +/- 16 pg/ml). With the discriminating level of above 300 pg/ml, the sensitivity and specificity of the test were 90.5 and 100%, respectively.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Tuberculose Pleural
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Interferon gama
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Exsudatos e Transudatos
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
Ru
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article