Table 1.
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of 27 Indian Patients With Tuberculosis Pleural effusion and Miliary TB
| Tuberculosis pleuraleffusion (n = 14) | Miliary tuberculosis (n = 13) | |
|---|---|---|
| Demographic characteristics | ||
| Age (mean ± s.d.), range | (29·9 ± 11·2), 18–50 | (33·0 ± 12·6), 17–52 |
| Sex (M/F) | 11/3 | 10/3 |
| Ethnicity | Indian | Indian |
| Diagnostic characteristics | ||
| Smear for Mycobacterium tuberculosis | ||
| PEF | 3 | – |
| BAL | – | 6 |
| Pus (cold abscess) | – | 1 † |
| Culture for Mycobacterium tuberculosis | ||
| L‐J medium | ||
| PEF | 4 | – |
| BAL | – | 3 |
| BACTEC (460) | ||
| PEF | 3 | – |
| BAL | – | 2 † |
| PCR for Mycobacterium tuberculosis | ||
| PEF | 2 | – |
| BAL | – | 2 † |
| Bone marrow | – | – |
| Histopathological diagnosis* | ||
| Bone marrow | – | 1 † |
| Bronchial biopsy | – | – |
| Clinical and radiological responseto anti‐TB treatment | 2 | 2 |
*On histology, a compatible diagnosis of tuberculosis. †Together refers to 13 patients with miliary tuberculosis; of these, four were found to show Mycobacterium tuberculosis from more than one site(s). PCR = polymerase chain reaction; PEF = pleural fluid; BAL = bronchoalveolar lavage; L‐J medium = Lowenstein–Jensen medium; TB = tuberculosis; s.d. = standard deviation; M/F = male/female; BACTEC (460): from Becton Dickinson, Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA.