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...
Main Authors: | Anand Patel, Sushmita Choudhury |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2013-01-01
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Series: | Lung India |
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Online Access: | 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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