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tuberculous pleurisy :: Article Creator Tuberculous Pleural Effusion Figure Tuberculous Pleural Effusion A 74-year-old man complained of abnormal fatigue, night sweats, and unintended weight loss of 4 kg over the past month. A thoracentesis of his extensive right-sided pleural effusion showed an exudate with a leukocyte count of 2400/µL, 96% of which were mononuclear cells. No pathogen was detected under the microscope or in culture, and examination of the exudate by polymerase chain reaction for Mycobacterium tuberculosis was negative. F-18-FDG PET computed tomography was performed to rule out malignancy. Computed tomography-guided pleural biopsy demonstrated epithelioid cell granulomas with caseation. Tuberculous pleurisy was diagnosed and quadruple therapy for tuberculosis was initiated (isoniazid, rifampicin, pyrazinamide, ethambutol). Shortly after commencement of this treatment, the night sweats and lassitude remitted and the pat...