TY - JOUR
T1 - Bilateral pleural effusion in a HIV negative patient - TB or not TB?
AU - Huson, Michaëla A. M.
AU - Hermanides, Hillegonda S.
AU - Grobusch, Martin P.
AU - Kross, Martijn
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Pleural tuberculosis is an infrequent cause of respiratory illness in Europe and usually presents unilaterally. We present the case of a young, immunocompetent sailor from the Phillippines, who presented with bilateral pleural fluid caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in the Netherlands. In addition challenges in the diagnostic process are discussed
AB - Pleural tuberculosis is an infrequent cause of respiratory illness in Europe and usually presents unilaterally. We present the case of a young, immunocompetent sailor from the Phillippines, who presented with bilateral pleural fluid caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in the Netherlands. In addition challenges in the diagnostic process are discussed
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2016.03.010
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2016.03.010
M3 - Editorial
C2 - 27040935
SN - 1477-8939
VL - 14
SP - 271
EP - 273
JO - Travel medicine and infectious disease
JF - Travel medicine and infectious disease
IS - 3
ER -