"Tuberculous pleuritis is a form of pleural tuberculosis and refers to inflammation of the pleura due to infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is considered the second most common form of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis 1. It may progress into a tuberculous empyema."
"Tuberculous pleuritis is a form of pleural tuberculosis and refers to inflammation of the pleura due to infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is considered the second most common form of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis 1. It may progress into a tuberculous empyema."
"Imaging findings may vary depending on stage/chronicity of disease. There is often pleural thickening and in certain stages, a pleural effusion may be present 7. Co-existing parenchymal lesions of tuberculosis may be observed in a high proportion of patients (e.g. over 80% 3,6). Classically, some cases may demonstrate a pleural tuberculoma. Ultrasound of the chest will demonstrate septations with a loculated pleural effusion 8."