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Derrame pleural tuberculoso - Información general

Definición:

Es la acumulación de líquido en el espacio que queda entre el revestimiento del pulmón y el tejido pulmonar (espacio pleural), como consecuencia de una infección por tuberculosis severa y generalmente prolongada. Esta afección se está viendo con más frecuencia a medida que aumenta el número de pacientes con VIH y SIDA. Ver tuberculosis y derrame pleural para conocer los aspectos principales del tratamiento.

  • Fecha de revisión: 5/20/2008
  • Versión en inglés revisada por:Sean O. Stitham, MD, private practice in Internal Medicine, Seattle, Washington; and Jatin M. Vyas, PhD, MD, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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