Could IFN-γ predict the development of residual pleural thickening in tuberculous pleurisy?
| Autor: | K Kostikas, P Zigoulis, Theodoros Kiropoulos, M Papala, K I Gourgoulianis, P Tsopa, I Gerogianni, A. Dimoulis |
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Male Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine medicine.medical_specialty Pathology Pleural effusion Pleural thickening lcsh:Medicine Gastroenterology Cohort Studies Interferon-gamma chemistry.chemical_compound Adenosine deaminase Tuberculosis pleurisy Predictive Value of Tests Internal medicine medicine Humans Ethambutol Aged Retrospective Studies biology business.industry lcsh:R Retrospective cohort study Tuberculosis Pleural Middle Aged Pyrazinamide medicine.disease Pleural Effusion Vascular endothelial growth factor chemistry Predictive value of tests biology.protein Female Interferon-γ Histopathology Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Scopus-Elsevier Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, Vol 69, Iss 1 (2016) |
| Popis: | Background. The aim of our study was to identify predictive factors for the development of residual pleural thickening (RPT) in patients with tuberculous pleurisy (TP). Methods. A retrospective study of patients with pleural tuberculosis. The clinical and radiological characteristics, and measurements of microbiological and biochemical parameters or markers such as adenosine deaminase (ADA), interferon-γ (IFN-γ) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in pleural fluid were studied. Results. Thirty one patients (24 male and 7 female) with a mean age of 55.9 years were studied. There were 25 (80.6%) patients with RPT > 2 mm and 6 (19.4%) patients without RPT. Ten patients (32.2%) had RPT ≥ 10 mm. The rate of pleural thickening was less in small effusions (p |
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