Que es una tuberculosis pleural?
¿Qué es una tuberculosis pleural?
La pleuresía tuberculosa es el resultado de la inflamación de la membrana que cubre los pulmones (la pleura) causada por la exposición a la bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis que infecta los pulmones.
¿Qué hacer ante un derrame pleural?
Así, los diuréticos serán la base del tratamiento en el derrame pleural trasudado, al ser eficaces en la insuficiencia cardíaca. En cambio, si el derrame es exudado será importante tratar el origen, siendo los antibióticos una opción efectiva.
¿Cuánto tiempo puede durar un derrame pleural?
El derrame pleural maligno (DPM) supone entre el 15 y el 35% de todos los DP y es una de las principales causas de exudado pleural, aunque también hay que tener en cuenta que puede haber afectación neoplásica de la pleura sin DP. La mediana de supervivencia suele oscilar entre 4 y 6 meses.
¿Cuáles son los tipos de derrame pleural?
Hay dos tipos de derrame pleural:
- El derrame pleural transudativo es causado por líquido que se filtra hacia el espacio pleural.
- El derrame exudativo es causado por vasos sanguíneos o vasos linfáticos bloqueados, inflamación, infección, lesión al pulmón y tumores.
What is tuberculous pleural effusion?
Tuberculous pleural effusion is the second most common form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (after lymphatic involvement) and is the most common cause of pleural effusion in areas where tuberculosis is endemic [1-5]. Tuberculous pleural effusion is synonymous with the term tuberculous pleurisy.
What causes tuberculous pleural effusion?
Development of tuberculous pleural effusion may occur as a result of delayed hypersensitivity reaction to mycobacteria or mycobacterial antigens in the pleural space in sensitized individuals [10] or by rupture of a subpleural focus of pulmonary disease into the pleural space [11].
What cause pleural effusion in tuberculosis?
Tuberculous pleural effusions are thought to result from a delayed hypersensitivity reaction to mycobacteria and mycobacterial antigens in the pleural space. The resulting inflammation produces lymphocytic pleuritis, which decreases the amount of fluid that can be absorbed from the pleural space.
What is TB pleural effusion?
Tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE) results from Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection of the pleura and is characterized by an intense chronic accumulation of fluid and inflammatory cells in pleural space (2). So far, no formal guidelines are available for diagnosis and treatment of tuberculous pleurisy.
Is pleural effusion caused by tuberculosis?
Tuberculous (TB) pleural effusion is a buildup of fluid in the space between the lining of the lung and the lung tissue (pleural space) after a severe, usually long-term infection with tuberculosis.
Does TB have pleural effusion?
Tuberculous (TB) pleural effusion is a buildup of fluid in the space between the lining of the lung and the lung tissue (pleural space) after a severe, usually long-term infection with tuberculosis. See also: Pleural effusion. Tuberculosis.
What causes pleural effusion in TB?
What can cause pleural effusion?
Exudative (protein-rich fluid) pleural effusions are most commonly caused by:
- Pneumonia.
- Cancer.
- Pulmonary embolism.
- Kidney disease.
- Inflammatory disease.