Pleural tuberculosis presented as multiple pleural masses: An atypical presentation
Tuberculous involvement of the pleura usually presents as pleural effusion, empyema or pleural thickening. Pleural tuberculosis presenting with multiple masses without parenchymal involvement or lymphadenopathy has been reported rarely in the English literature. We report a case of a 68-year-old mal...
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| description | Tuberculous involvement of the pleura usually presents as pleural effusion, empyema or pleural thickening. Pleural tuberculosis presenting with multiple masses without parenchymal involvement or lymphadenopathy has been reported rarely in the English literature. We report a case of a 68-year-old male with unilateral pleural tuberculosis presenting as multiple different sized nodular masses evident on computed tomography (CT) of the chest with a large hemorrhagic pleural effusion, which initially raised a possibility of mesothelioma. Pleuroscopy also revealed multiple pleural masses. Pathological examination of the biopsy specimen showed multiple epitheloid cell granulomas confirming the diagnosis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d4d2e23dfb054a0289c47835bcf179b72022-12-22T00:17:59ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsLung India0970-21130974-598X2013-01-01301545610.4103/0970-2113.106174Pleural tuberculosis presented as multiple pleural masses: An atypical presentationAnand PatelSushmita ChoudhuryTuberculous involvement of the pleura usually presents as pleural effusion, empyema or pleural thickening. Pleural tuberculosis presenting with multiple masses without parenchymal involvement or lymphadenopathy has been reported rarely in the English literature. We report a case of a 68-year-old male with unilateral pleural tuberculosis presenting as multiple different sized nodular masses evident on computed tomography (CT) of the chest with a large hemorrhagic pleural effusion, which initially raised a possibility of mesothelioma. Pleuroscopy also revealed multiple pleural masses. Pathological examination of the biopsy specimen showed multiple epitheloid cell granulomas confirming the diagnosis.http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2013;volume=30;issue=1;spage=54;epage=56;aulast=PatelAtypicalmultiple pleural massespleuroscopytuberculosis |
| spellingShingle | Anand Patel Sushmita Choudhury Pleural tuberculosis presented as multiple pleural masses: An atypical presentation Lung India Atypical multiple pleural masses pleuroscopy tuberculosis |
| title | Pleural tuberculosis presented as multiple pleural masses: An atypical presentation |
| title_full | Pleural tuberculosis presented as multiple pleural masses: An atypical presentation |
| title_fullStr | Pleural tuberculosis presented as multiple pleural masses: An atypical presentation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pleural tuberculosis presented as multiple pleural masses: An atypical presentation |
| title_short | Pleural tuberculosis presented as multiple pleural masses: An atypical presentation |
| title_sort | pleural tuberculosis presented as multiple pleural masses an atypical presentation |
| topic | Atypical multiple pleural masses pleuroscopy tuberculosis |
| url | http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2013;volume=30;issue=1;spage=54;epage=56;aulast=Patel |
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