Pleural tuberculosis : experiences from two centers in Brazil
dc.contributor.author | Lunelli, Magda | pt_BR |
dc.contributor.author | Ferreira, Isabel Cristina Schütz | pt_BR |
dc.contributor.author | Sarmento, Muriel Bossle | pt_BR |
dc.contributor.author | Chakr, Valentina Coutinho Baldoto Gava | pt_BR |
dc.contributor.author | Fischer, Gilberto Bueno | pt_BR |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-07-21T03:31:00Z | pt_BR |
dc.date.issued | 2022 | pt_BR |
dc.identifier.issn | 0021-7557 | pt_BR |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10183/262534 | pt_BR |
dc.description.abstract | Objective: This study aimed to describe the clinical and laboratory findings of patients diagnosed with pleural tuberculosis at two hospitals in southern Brazil. Methods: Patients aged < 18 years were evaluated retrospectively. The patients' medical and epidemiological history, tuberculin skin test results, radiological and pathological findings, and pleural fluid analysis results were retrieved. Results: Ninety-two patients with pleural tuberculosis were identified. The mean age was 10.9 years old. Twenty-one percent were children aged six years or less. The most common symptoms were fever (88%), cough (72%), and chest pain (70%). Unilateral pleural effusion was observed in 96% of the cases. Lymphocyte predominance was found in 90% of the pleural fluid samples. The adenosine deaminase activity of the pleural fluid was greater than 40 U/L in 85% of patients. A diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia with antibiotic prescriptions was observed in 76% of the study population. Conclusions: Tuberculosis etiology must be considered in unilateral pleural effusion in a child with contact with a case of tuberculosis. Pleural fluid biomarkers contribute to the diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis in children and adolescents. | en |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | pt_BR |
dc.language.iso | eng | pt_BR |
dc.relation.ispartof | Jornal de Pediatria. Rio de Janeiro. Vol. 98, no. 6 (nov./dec. 2022), p. 621-625 | pt_BR |
dc.rights | Open Access | en |
dc.subject | Adenosine deaminase | en |
dc.subject | Biomarcadores | pt_BR |
dc.subject | Mycobacterium infection | en |
dc.subject | Derrame pleural | pt_BR |
dc.subject | Tuberculose pleural | pt_BR |
dc.subject | Pleural diseases | en |
dc.title | Pleural tuberculosis : experiences from two centers in Brazil | pt_BR |
dc.type | Artigo de periódico | pt_BR |
dc.identifier.nrb | 001171056 | pt_BR |
dc.type.origin | Nacional | pt_BR |
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