Pleural tuberculosis
MONDO:0005922Inflammation of the pleura secondary to an infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Also known as: pleura tuberculosis, tuberculosis of pleura, tuberculous pleurisy, tuberculous pleuritis
59 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 7 tagged with Pleural tuberculosis itself.
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Sub-types of Pleural tuberculosis
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Tuberculous empyema 0 trials
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Tuberculous pneumothorax 0 trials
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Can a Chest-Tube enzyme cocktail clear TB lung fluid?
Disease control Not yet recruitingResearchers at a Malaysian hospital reviewed ten years of records for 160 adults who received intrapleural fibrinolytic therapy, a mix of alteplase and DNase delivered through a chest tube, for complicated pleural infection. The study compares how well the treatment cleared fluid…
Sponsor: National University of Malaysia • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 18, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Two simple calculations could tell cancer from TB in fluid around the lungs
Diagnosis Not yet recruitingThis study looks at whether two simple calculations, called Cancer Ratio and Cancer Ratio Plus, can help doctors tell the difference between fluid around the lungs caused by cancer and fluid caused by tuberculosis. These calculations use results from routine blood and fluid tests…
Sponsor: Sohag University • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Aug 19, 2026 00:00 UTC