Tuberculous pleurisy after tumour necrosis factor-? antagonist usage: Case report
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Tarih
2008
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Özet
A thirty-six year old male patient presented with dyspnea, right-sided chest pain, night sweats and intermittent fever. He has a history of ankylosing spondylitis treated with tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-?) antagonist (infliximab). Computed tomography of the chest showed mediastinal lymphadenopathy, right-sided pleural effusion, and atelectasis. The pleural fluid was exudative with lymphocyte dominance. Closed pleural biopsy was nondiagnostic. The adenosine deaminase level of the pleural fluid was 110 U/L. In light of these findings, the patient was diagnosed as tuberculous pleurisy and antituberculous treatment was given. After one month, pleural fluid was markedly reduced.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Infliximab, TNF antagonist, Tuberculosis, Tumour necrosis factor
Kaynak
Tuberkuloz ve Toraks
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Q3
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56
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4
