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Pages 506-509 (October 2000)
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Engrosamiento pleural residual en la pleuritis tuberculosa. Factores asociados
Residual pleural thickening in tuberculous pleurisy. Related factors
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E. Ruiz*, J. Alegre, C. Alemán, D. Iglesias, T. Fernández de Sevilla
Servicios de Medicina Interna. Hospital General Universitario Vall d’Hebron. Barcelona.
S. Vizcayaa, L. Armadansb, R.M. Segurac, J. Andreua
a Servicios de Medicina Interna, Radiología. Hospital General Universitario Vall d’Hebron. Barcelona.
b Servicios de Medicina Interna, Medicina Preventiva y Epidemiología. Hospital General Universitario Vall d’Hebron. Barcelona.
c Servicios de Medicina Interna, Bioquímica. Hospital General Universitario Vall d’Hebron. Barcelona.
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Fundamento

Estudio de los factores asociados al engrosamiento pleural residual en el derrame pleural tuberculoso.

Pacientes y métodos

Estudiamos a 39 pacientes con derrame pleural tuberculoso. A todos se les realiza una radiografía de tórax al finalizar el tratamiento. Se valoran datos de la historia clínica, análisis del líquido pleural y radiografía de tórax en el momento del diagnóstico. Se define como engrosamiento pleural residual aquel engrosamiento visible mayor de 2 mm en la porción lateral e inferior de la radiografía posteroanterior de tórax.

Resultados

Un 36% de los pacientes presentaron engrosamiento pleural residual. La edad media de los pacientes fue significativamente superior, los varones presentaron un riesgo superior de desarrollar esta afección (RR 3,86) y ningún paciente en los que se observó crecimiento de Mycobaterium tuberculosis en medio de Löwenstein-Jensen presentó complicaciones pleurales.

Conclusión

El engrosamiento pleural residual es una complicación frecuente del derrame pleural tuberculoso. El engrosamiento pleural residual en la pleuritis tuberculosa se observa con mayor frecuencia en los varones y en pacientes de mayor edad y en los casos en que el cultivo del líquido pleural es negativo para Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Palabras clave:
Derrame pleural tuberculoso
Engrosamiento pleural
Background

To study the factors related to the development of residual pleural thickening in pleural tuberculosis.

Patients and methods

We studied 39 patients with tuberculous pleural effusion. A chest X-ray was taken of each patient at the end of treatment. The patients’ medical histories, pleural fluid findings and diagnostic chest films were evaluated. Residual pleural thickening was defined as thickening that was visibly greater than 2 mm in the lower side portion of the chest film.

Results

Residual pleural thickening developed in 26% of patients and was found mainly in men (RR = 3.86). In no patients with Löwenstein-Jensen cultures positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis did pleural complications develop.

Conclusion

Residual pleural thickening is a common complication of tuberculous pleural effusion. Residual pleural thickening in tuberculous pleurisy occurs more often in men and older patients, and in cases in which pleural liquid culture is negative for M. tuberculosis.

Key words:
Tuberculous pleural effusion
Pleural thickening
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