Tuberculous pleurisy with effusion

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 98, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 678-682

  Hsu, Chih Jen ^b   Bai, Kuan Jen ^b   Chiang, I Hsin ^b   Wu, Ming Pin ^b   Lin, Tao Ping ^b   Kuo, Sow Hsong ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Taiwan Prov Chron Dis Contr Bur ^*  (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Parenchymal involvement; Treatment outcome; Tuberculous pleurisy

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; ETHAMBUTOL; GLUCOSE; ISONIAZID; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PROTEIN; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BREATHING DISORDER; CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE DIFFERENTIAL COUNT; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLEURA BIOPSY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOUS PLEURISY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURAL EFFUSION; TRIGLYCERIDES; TUBERCULOSIS, PLEURAL;

EID: 0032730840     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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