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Pleural tuberculosis

MedGen UID:
22517
•Concept ID:
C0041326
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Pleural Tuberculoses; Pleural Tuberculosis; Pleurisies, Tuberculous; Pleurisy, Tuberculous; Tuberculoses, Pleural; Tuberculosis, Pleural; Tuberculous Pleurisies; Tuberculous Pleurisy
SNOMED CT: Tuberculous pleuritis (186182003); Tuberculosis of pleura (186182003); Tuberculous pleurisy (186182003)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0005922

Definition

Inflammation of the pleura secondary to an infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPleural tuberculosis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Tuberculosis Infection Under Anti-TNF Alpha Treatment.
Athimni S, Slouma M, Dhahri R, Gharsallah I, Metoui L, Louzir B
Curr Drug Saf 2022;17(3):235-240. doi: 10.2174/1574886316666211109092354. PMID: 34751125
Tuberculous pleural effusion: diagnosis & management.
Antonangelo L, Faria CS, Sales RK
Expert Rev Respir Med 2019 Aug;13(8):747-759. Epub 2019 Jul 3 doi: 10.1080/17476348.2019.1637737. PMID: 31246102
Recommendations of diagnosis and treatment of pleural effusion. Update.
Villena Garrido V, Cases Viedma E, Fernández Villar A, de Pablo Gafas A, Pérez Rodríguez E, Porcel Pérez JM, Rodríguez Panadero F, Ruiz Martínez C, Salvatierra Velázquez A, Valdés Cuadrado L
Arch Bronconeumol 2014 Jun;50(6):235-49. Epub 2014 Mar 31 doi: 10.1016/j.arbres.2014.01.016. PMID: 24698396

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra and Xpert MTB/RIF assays for extrapulmonary tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in adults.
Kohli M, Schiller I, Dendukuri N, Yao M, Dheda K, Denkinger CM, Schumacher SG, Steingart KR
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2021 Jan 15;1(1):CD012768. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012768.pub3. PMID: 33448348Free PMC Article
Tuberculous pleural effusion.
Shaw JA, Diacon AH, Koegelenberg CFN
Respirology 2019 Oct;24(10):962-971. Epub 2019 Aug 16 doi: 10.1111/resp.13673. PMID: 31418985
Pleural tuberculosis.
Lazarus AA, McKay S, Gilbert R
Dis Mon 2007 Jan;53(1):16-21. doi: 10.1016/j.disamonth.2006.10.002. PMID: 17224319
Pleural tuberculosis.
Chakrabarti B, Davies PD
Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 2006 Mar;65(1):26-33. doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2006.582. PMID: 16700190
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis: an overview.
Golden MP, Vikram HR
Am Fam Physician 2005 Nov 1;72(9):1761-8. PMID: 16300038

Diagnosis

Pleural Tuberculosis.
Shaw JA, Koegelenberg CFN
Clin Chest Med 2021 Dec;42(4):649-666. doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2021.08.002. PMID: 34774172
Tuberculous pleural effusion.
Shaw JA, Diacon AH, Koegelenberg CFN
Respirology 2019 Oct;24(10):962-971. Epub 2019 Aug 16 doi: 10.1111/resp.13673. PMID: 31418985
Tuberculous pleural effusion: diagnosis & management.
Antonangelo L, Faria CS, Sales RK
Expert Rev Respir Med 2019 Aug;13(8):747-759. Epub 2019 Jul 3 doi: 10.1080/17476348.2019.1637737. PMID: 31246102
Pleural tuberculosis: A concise clinical review.
Shaw JA, Irusen EM, Diacon AH, Koegelenberg CF
Clin Respir J 2018 May;12(5):1779-1786. doi: 10.1111/crj.12900. PMID: 29660258
Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
Lyon SM, Rossman MD
Microbiol Spectr 2017 Jan;5(1) doi: 10.1128/microbiolspec.TNMI7-0032-2016. PMID: 28185620

Therapy

Extrapulmonary tuberculosis in China: a national survey.
Li T, Yan X, Du X, Huang F, Wang N, Ni N, Ren J, Zhao Y, Jia Z
Int J Infect Dis 2023 Mar;128:69-77. Epub 2022 Dec 10 doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2022.12.005. PMID: 36509333
Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra and Xpert MTB/RIF assays for extrapulmonary tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in adults.
Kohli M, Schiller I, Dendukuri N, Yao M, Dheda K, Denkinger CM, Schumacher SG, Steingart KR
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2021 Jan 15;1(1):CD012768. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012768.pub3. PMID: 33448348Free PMC Article
Tuberculous pleural effusion.
Shaw JA, Diacon AH, Koegelenberg CFN
Respirology 2019 Oct;24(10):962-971. Epub 2019 Aug 16 doi: 10.1111/resp.13673. PMID: 31418985
Recommendations of diagnosis and treatment of pleural effusion. Update.
Villena Garrido V, Cases Viedma E, Fernández Villar A, de Pablo Gafas A, Pérez Rodríguez E, Porcel Pérez JM, Rodríguez Panadero F, Ruiz Martínez C, Salvatierra Velázquez A, Valdés Cuadrado L
Arch Bronconeumol 2014 Jun;50(6):235-49. Epub 2014 Mar 31 doi: 10.1016/j.arbres.2014.01.016. PMID: 24698396
Pleural tuberculosis.
Lazarus AA, McKay S, Gilbert R
Dis Mon 2007 Jan;53(1):16-21. doi: 10.1016/j.disamonth.2006.10.002. PMID: 17224319

Prognosis

Pleural Tuberculosis.
Shaw JA, Koegelenberg CFN
Clin Chest Med 2021 Dec;42(4):649-666. doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2021.08.002. PMID: 34774172
Pleural tuberculosis: A concise clinical review.
Shaw JA, Irusen EM, Diacon AH, Koegelenberg CF
Clin Respir J 2018 May;12(5):1779-1786. doi: 10.1111/crj.12900. PMID: 29660258
Pleural tuberculosis.
Lazarus AA, McKay S, Gilbert R
Dis Mon 2007 Jan;53(1):16-21. doi: 10.1016/j.disamonth.2006.10.002. PMID: 17224319
Pleural tuberculosis.
Chakrabarti B, Davies PD
Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 2006 Mar;65(1):26-33. doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2006.582. PMID: 16700190
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis: an overview.
Golden MP, Vikram HR
Am Fam Physician 2005 Nov 1;72(9):1761-8. PMID: 16300038

Clinical prediction guides

Extrapulmonary tuberculosis in China: a national survey.
Li T, Yan X, Du X, Huang F, Wang N, Ni N, Ren J, Zhao Y, Jia Z
Int J Infect Dis 2023 Mar;128:69-77. Epub 2022 Dec 10 doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2022.12.005. PMID: 36509333
Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra and Xpert MTB/RIF assays for extrapulmonary tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in adults.
Kohli M, Schiller I, Dendukuri N, Yao M, Dheda K, Denkinger CM, Schumacher SG, Steingart KR
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2021 Jan 15;1(1):CD012768. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012768.pub3. PMID: 33448348Free PMC Article
Development and validation of a novel scoring system developed from a nomogram to identify malignant pleural effusion.
Wang S, Tian S, Li Y, Zhan N, Guo Y, Liu Y, Xu J, Ma Y, Zhang S, Song S, Geng W, Xia H, Ma P, Wang X, Liao T, Duan Y, Jin Y, Dong W
EBioMedicine 2020 Aug;58:102924. Epub 2020 Jul 30 doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2020.102924. PMID: 32739872Free PMC Article
Pleural tuberculosis: A concise clinical review.
Shaw JA, Irusen EM, Diacon AH, Koegelenberg CF
Clin Respir J 2018 May;12(5):1779-1786. doi: 10.1111/crj.12900. PMID: 29660258
Pleural tuberculosis.
Lazarus AA, McKay S, Gilbert R
Dis Mon 2007 Jan;53(1):16-21. doi: 10.1016/j.disamonth.2006.10.002. PMID: 17224319

Recent systematic reviews

Thoracic ultrasound-guided real-time pleural biopsy in the diagnosis of pleural diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Zhang Q, Deng MM, Li XL, Lu Y, Hou G
Expert Rev Respir Med 2023 Jul-Dec;17(9):805-813. Epub 2023 Oct 27 doi: 10.1080/17476348.2023.2266377. PMID: 37787485
Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra and Xpert MTB/RIF assays for extrapulmonary tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance in adults.
Kohli M, Schiller I, Dendukuri N, Yao M, Dheda K, Denkinger CM, Schumacher SG, Steingart KR
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2021 Jan 15;1(1):CD012768. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012768.pub3. PMID: 33448348Free PMC Article
Diagnostic value of interleukins for tuberculous pleural effusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Zeng N, Wan C, Qin J, Wu Y, Yang T, Shen Y, Wen F, Chen L
BMC Pulm Med 2017 Dec 8;17(1):180. doi: 10.1186/s12890-017-0530-3. PMID: 29216864Free PMC Article
Corticosteroids for tuberculous pleurisy.
Ryan H, Yoo J, Darsini P
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Mar 14;3(3):CD001876. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001876.pub3. PMID: 28290161Free PMC Article
Interferon Gamma Release Assays for Diagnosis of Pleural Tuberculosis: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Aggarwal AN, Agarwal R, Gupta D, Dhooria S, Behera D
J Clin Microbiol 2015 Aug;53(8):2451-9. Epub 2015 May 20 doi: 10.1128/JCM.00823-15. PMID: 25994163Free PMC Article

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