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<p>Tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE) is currently the most common form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis and remains a significant cause of pleural disease worldwide, particularly in endemic regions. It often presents with non-specific clinical symptoms, such as fever, chest pain, cough and weight loss, thereby complicating the diagnostic process. This narrative review provides an expert comprehensive clinical practice overview covering the following issues correlated with diagnosis and management of TPE: 1- epidemiology, clinical presentation and underlying pathophysiology; 2- limitations of conventional diagnostic procedures on pleural fluid; 3- usefulness of thoracic ultrasound (TUS) in the stepwise pathway 4- role of thoracoscopy as a golden diagnostic tool, with the proposal of a step by step algorithm. A large iconography enriches the review from the educational point of view by presenting a pictorial series of characteristic sonographic and thoracoscopic findings.</p>

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Tuberculous pleural effusion: integrating thoracic ultrasound and medical thoracoscopy in the diagnosis and management: a pictorial narrative review and an algorithm proposal

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    2025年10月31日

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  • Riccardo Inchingolo,
  • Lorenzo Carriera,
  • Simone Ielo,
  • Roberto Barone,
  • Andrea Smargiassi,
  • Roberto Lipsi,
  • Stefano Baglioni,
  • Raffaele Scala,
  • Roberto Magri,
  • Giampietro Marchetti

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Tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE) is currently the most common form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis and remains a significant cause of pleural disease worldwide, particularly in endemic regions. It often presents with non-specific clinical symptoms, such as fever, chest pain, cough and weight loss, thereby complicating the diagnostic process. This narrative review provides an expert comprehensive clinical practice overview covering the following issues correlated with diagnosis and management of TPE: 1- epidemiology, clinical presentation and underlying pathophysiology; 2- limitations of conventional diagnostic procedures on pleural fluid; 3- usefulness of thoracic ultrasound (TUS) in the stepwise pathway 4- role of thoracoscopy as a golden diagnostic tool, with the proposal of a step by step algorithm. A large iconography enriches the review from the educational point of view by presenting a pictorial series of characteristic sonographic and thoracoscopic findings.