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KMID : 0383820070630030268
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2007 Volume.63 No. 3 p.268 ~ p.272
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A Case of Tuberculous Pleural Effusion Developed after Percutaneous Needle Biopsy of a Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
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Koo Ho-Seok
Lee Hyun-Kyung
Lee Hyuk-Pyo
Choi Soo-Jeon
Yum Ho-Kee
Choi Sang-Bong
Kim Ae-Ran
Park Seong-Kil
Choi Sang-Bun
Hur Jin-Won
Choi Seok-Jin
Kim Tae-Kyun
Jung Hoon
Park I-Nae
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Abstract
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A tuberculous pleural effusion may be a sequel to a primary infection or represent the reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis. It is believed to result from a rupture of a subpleural caseous focus in the lung into the pleural space. It appears that delayed hypersensitivity plays a large role in the pathogenesis of a tuberculous pleural effusion. We encountered a 52 years old man with pleural effusion that developed several days after a CT guided percutaneous needle biopsy of a solitary pulmonary nodule. He was diagnosed with TB pleurisy. It is believed that his pleural effusion probably developed due to exposure of the parenchymal tuberculous focus into the pleural space during the percutaneous needle biopsy. This case might suggest one of the possible pathogeneses of tuberculous pleural effusion.
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KEYWORD
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Tuberculous pleural effusion, Percutaneous needle biopsy, Solitary pulmonary nodule
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