Pleural and Pulmonary Tuberculosis in a Patient Presenting with a Massive Exudative Pleural Effusion: A Diagnostic Challenge

Muhammad Hamza; Travis Kooima; Huthayfa Ateeli

Pleural and Pulmonary Tuberculosis in a Patient Presenting with a Massive Exudative Pleural Effusion: A Diagnostic Challenge

S D Med. 2021 Feb;74(2):61-64.

Authors

Muhammad Hamza¹, Travis Kooima², Huthayfa Ateeli³

Affiliations

¹ Internal Medicine Residency Program, University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
² University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
³ Avera McKennan University Hospital, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

PMID: 34161685

Abstract

Worldwide, Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) is the leading cause of death due to a single infectious agent. According to the CDC, there were 9,025 reported new cases of active TB in the U.S. in 2018. There are various diagnostic modalities available to diagnose infection with MTB, whether it is latent or active. We present a diagnostically challenging case of pulmonary and pleural TB in a patient with known risk factors. It serves as a reminder of the high false negative rate of many of the tests for TB.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Diagnostic Tests, Routine
Humans
Mycobacterium tuberculosis*
Pleural Effusion* / diagnosis
Sensitivity and Specificity
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary* / complications
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary* / diagnosis