“In conclusion, PCR can be used as an additional test for detecting M. tuberculosis in patients with tubercular pleuritis because conventional methods have low sensitivity.”
“In the absence of the history the differentiation must be made between perihepatitis and pleuritis.”
“Pleurisy, also called pleuritis, inflammation of the pleura, the membranes that line the thoracic cavity and fold in to cover the lungs.”
“The most common minor complication in both the DL and FL groups was pleurotomy, which was repaired intraoperatively without requirement for chest tube drainage in all cases.”