Clinical and Laboratory Differences between Lymphocyte- and Neutrophil-Predominant Pleural Tuberculosis.

Clinical and Laboratory Differences between Lymphocyte- and Neutrophil-Predominant Pleural Tuberculosis.

Pleural tuberculosis (TB), a form of extrapulmonary TB, can be difficult to diagnose. High numbers of lymphocytes in pleural fluid have been considered part of the diagnostic criteria for pleural TB; however, in many cases, neutrophils rather than lymphocytes are the predominant cell type in pleural...

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Main Authors: Hayoung Choi, Hae Ri Chon, Kang Kim, Sukyeon Kim, Ki-Jong Oh, Suk Hyeon Jeong, Woo Jin Jung, Beomsu Shin, Byung Woo Jhun, Hyun Lee, Hye Yun Park, Won-Jung Koh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5082823?pdf=render

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