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4 February 2026

  • curprev 20:3320:33, 4 February 2026 Aidan talk contribs 948 bytes +948 Created page with "== Background == * Pleural-based infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis * Most common extra-pulmonary site of infection == Clinical Manifestations == * Fever, cough, pleuritic chest pain * Can develop draining empyema (empyema necessitans) == Investigations == * Diagnostic thoracentesis for pleural fluid ** Typically clear or straw-coloured, but can be turbid or serosanguinous ** Usually exudative ** Lymphocyte-predominant leukocytosis 1000 to 6000, though ca..." Tag: Visual edit