Affiliation:
1. Stanford Medicine
2. Pacific Medical Centers
3. UCLA Health
4. VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
Abstract
Extra-pulmonary tuberculosis often presents atypically, resulting in a delay in diagnosis and treatment. We present a case of recurrent pleural effusion in an immunocompetent patient due to pleural tuberculosis. We also discuss the diagnostic challenges and the role of immunohistochemistry in the diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis.
Publisher
Department of Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University
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