Long-lasting tuberculous pleurisy. Issue 5 (25th May 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ampollini, Luca; Bobbio, Antonio; Ventura, Luigi; Schianchi, Claudia; Carbognani, Paolo; Rusca, Michele
• Is Part Of: European respiratory journal. Volume 49:Issue 5(2017)
• Publication Date: 2017-05-25
• Subjects: Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Respiration -- Periodicals; 616.2
• DOI: 10.1183/13993003.02472-2016
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0903-1936

Abstract

We read with great interest the paper by Petruccioli et al . [1] where the authors describe new prognostic tests and different approaches that can predict the progression from latent to active tuberculosis (TB). We have taken the opportunity to comment on this paper to describe a recent case of recurrent tuberculous infection in a patient with a long-lasting history of tuberculous pleurisy and secondary residual pleural thickening. Tuberculous pleurisy and subsequent pleural thickening could be associated with recurrent tuberculous infection http://ow.ly/BLGK30aJjvI