TY - JOUR
T1 - Image guided biopsy of the pleura
T2 - A useful diagnostic tool even when fluid is minimal
AU - Manu, Mohan K.
AU - Prakashini, Koteshwara
AU - Mohapatra, Aswini Kumar
AU - Kudva, Ranjini
PY - 2014/6/30
Y1 - 2014/6/30
N2 - A man in his late thirties presented with left-sided chest pain, recurrent fever and cough. Radiographical study revealed left pleural effusion which on ultrasonic imaging was minimal and non-tappable. Image guided trucut pleural biopsy yielded pleural specimens which helped in confirming the diagnosis of tuberculosis.
AB - A man in his late thirties presented with left-sided chest pain, recurrent fever and cough. Radiographical study revealed left pleural effusion which on ultrasonic imaging was minimal and non-tappable. Image guided trucut pleural biopsy yielded pleural specimens which helped in confirming the diagnosis of tuberculosis.
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U2 - 10.1136/bcr-2013-201754
DO - 10.1136/bcr-2013-201754
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84903639156
SN - 1757-790X
JO - BMJ Case Reports
JF - BMJ Case Reports
ER -
