[Case of tuberculous pleurisy with eosinophilic pleural effusion and hematological eosinophilia]. 2007

Eishi Kato, and Noriko Yamada, and Takahiko Sugiura
Department of Respiratory Disease, Aichi Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center, 2135 Kariyasuga, Yamato-cho, Ichinomiya-shi, Aichi 491-0934, Japan.

A 30-year-old man suffered from a chest-pain on his left side and was also having a low-grade fever though he actually neglected these symptoms for a while. Later, he was referred to our hospital due to the detection of chest abnormal shadows through the mass examination of chest X-ray taken on 18th October, 2005. His chest X-ray showed bilateral pleural effusion and it was confirmed that the right pleural effusion was encapsulated by his chest CT. The patient's hematological examination performed during his initial visit, showed an increased level of WBC with blood eosinophilia. He also had a puncture of pleural effusion at the time of admission to the center. Moreover, pleural effusion on both sides was exudative and elevations of ADA and eosinophil count as well were traced. In the patient's right pleural effusion, mycobacterium tuberculosis direct (MTD) test was positive. As there were no findings suggesting collagen disease, malignancy, parasite infection, and other complications, he was diagnosed as tuberculous pleurisy with eosinophilic pleural effusion and blood eosinophilia. He was treated with four antitubercular agents, namely, INH, RFP, EB and PZA. As the result, his pleural effusion and blood eosinophil counts were decreased along with an improvement in inflammatory reaction. The most common conditions associated with eosinophilic pleural effusion are described as malignancy, collagen disease, paragonimiasis, drug induced pleurisy, asbestosis, pneumothorax, and trauma, while there are only a few reports about such eosinophilic pleural effusion caused by tuberculous pleurisy. In this case, he also showed blood eosinophilia. Based on these findings, we finally came to the conclusion that the case is a very rare and significantly unique case of eosinophilic pleurisy with blood eosinophilia.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D010996 Pleural Effusion Presence of fluid in the pleural cavity resulting from excessive transudation or exudation from the pleural surfaces. It is a sign of disease and not a diagnosis in itself. Effusion, Pleural,Effusions, Pleural,Pleural Effusions
D004802 Eosinophilia Abnormal increase of EOSINOPHILS in the blood, tissues or organs. Eosinophilia, Tropical,Hypereosinophilia,Tropical Eosinophilia,Hypereosinophilias,Tropical Eosinophilias
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000995 Antitubercular Agents Drugs used in the treatment of tuberculosis. They are divided into two main classes: "first-line" agents, those with the greatest efficacy and acceptable degrees of toxicity used successfully in the great majority of cases; and "second-line" drugs used in drug-resistant cases or those in which some other patient-related condition has compromised the effectiveness of primary therapy. Anti-Tuberculosis Agent,Anti-Tuberculosis Agents,Anti-Tuberculosis Drug,Anti-Tuberculosis Drugs,Antitubercular Agent,Antitubercular Drug,Tuberculostatic Agent,Tuberculostatic Agents,Antitubercular Drugs,Agent, Anti-Tuberculosis,Agent, Antitubercular,Agent, Tuberculostatic,Anti Tuberculosis Agent,Anti Tuberculosis Agents,Anti Tuberculosis Drug,Anti Tuberculosis Drugs,Drug, Anti-Tuberculosis,Drug, Antitubercular
D014396 Tuberculosis, Pleural Tuberculosis of the serous membrane lining the thoracic cavity and surrounding the lungs. Pleurisy, Tuberculous,Pleural Tuberculoses,Pleural Tuberculosis,Pleurisies, Tuberculous,Tuberculoses, Pleural,Tuberculous Pleurisies,Tuberculous Pleurisy
D016896 Treatment Outcome Evaluation undertaken to assess the results or consequences of management and procedures used in combating disease in order to determine the efficacy, effectiveness, safety, and practicability of these interventions in individual cases or series. Rehabilitation Outcome,Treatment Effectiveness,Clinical Effectiveness,Clinical Efficacy,Patient-Relevant Outcome,Treatment Efficacy,Effectiveness, Clinical,Effectiveness, Treatment,Efficacy, Clinical,Efficacy, Treatment,Outcome, Patient-Relevant,Outcome, Rehabilitation,Outcome, Treatment,Outcomes, Patient-Relevant,Patient Relevant Outcome,Patient-Relevant Outcomes

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