Does 'idiopathic pleuritis' exist? Natural history of non-specific pleuritis diagnosed after thoracoscopy

Respiration

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 74-78

  Venekamp, L N ^a,c   Velkeniers, B ^b   Noppen, M ^a  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^c Respiratory Division   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Exudates; Non specific pleuritis; Pleural effusion; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURISY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SAMPLE SIZE; TELEPHONE; THORACOSCOPY;

BIOPSY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURA; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PLEURISY; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 16344385335     PISSN: 00257931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000083404     Document Type: Article

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