{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["15"],"submitter":["Lee CS"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Tuberculosis (TB) is a constant threat even with a worldwide active public health campaign. Diagnosis of TB pleurisy is challenging in the case of pleural effusion of unknown origin after aspiration analysis. The study was designed to demonstrate a simple image interpretation technique to differentiate TB pleurisy from non-TB pleurisy using semi-rigid pleuroscopy.<h4>Methods</h4>The study retrospectively enrolled 117 patients who underwent semi-rigid pleuroscopy from April 2016 to August 2018 in a tertiary hospital. We analyzed the possibility of TB pleurisy using three simple pleuroscopic images <i>via</i> semi-rigid pleuroscopy.<h4>Results</h4>Among 117 patients, 28 patients (23.9%) were diagnosed with TB pleurisy. Sago-like nodules/micronodules, adhesion, and discrete"],"journal":["Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease"],"pagination":["1753466621989532"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7874337"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Diagnosis of tuberculosis pleurisy with three endoscopic features <i>via</i> pleuroscopy."],"pmcid":["PMC7874337"],"pubmed_authors":["Chiu LC","Wang CW","Lin SM","Chou CL","Li SH","Lee CS","Chang CH","Chung FT"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Diagnosis of tuberculosis pleurisy with three endoscopic features <i>via</i> pleuroscopy.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Tuberculosis (TB) is a constant threat even with a worldwide active public health campaign. Diagnosis of TB pleurisy is challenging in the case of pleural effusion of unknown origin after aspiration analysis. The study was designed to demonstrate a simple image interpretation technique to differentiate TB pleurisy from non-TB pleurisy using semi-rigid pleuroscopy.<h4>Methods</h4>The study retrospectively enrolled 117 patients who underwent semi-rigid pleuroscopy from April 2016 to August 2018 in a tertiary hospital. We analyzed the possibility of TB pleurisy using three simple pleuroscopic images <i>via</i> semi-rigid pleuroscopy.<h4>Results</h4>Among 117 patients, 28 patients (23.9%) were diagnosed with TB pleurisy. Sago-like nodules/micronodules, adhesion, and discrete","dates":{"release":"2021-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2021 Jan-Dec","modification":"2025-04-18T15:58:46.236Z","creation":"2021-02-23T08:04:21Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC7874337","cross_references":{"pubmed":["33541248"],"doi":["10.1177/1753466621989532"]}}