Investigating a unilateral pleural effusion: A tale of a medical error and diagnostic delays

Investigating a unilateral pleural effusion: A tale of a medical error and diagnostic delays

We report the case of an elderly Asian man where a medical error and diagnostic delays obscured the diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis (TB). The patient was hospitalized for evaluation of a unilateral pleural effusion. Initially, the patient was subjected to a pleural aspiration on the wrong side due...

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Main Authors: Suminda Welagedara, Tokyo Moe Swe, Krishna Bajee Sriram
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Lung India
Subjects:
Bronchoscopy
induced sputum
pleural effusion
tuberculosis
Online Access:http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2017;volume=34;issue=1;spage=82;epage=84;aulast=Welagedara

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