THE RELIABILITY OF TISSUE DIAGNOSIS OF PLEURISY: A PRELIMINARY REPORT
Authors: Joel H. Richert, James A. Wier, John M. Salyer, James C. Beyer
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1960)

Article1 February 1960THE RELIABILITY OF TISSUE DIAGNOSIS OF PLEURISY: A PRELIMINARY REPORTJOEL H. RICHERT, JAMES A. WIER, JOHN M. SALYER, JAMES C. BEYERJOEL H. RICHERTSearch for more papers by this author, JAMES A. WIERSearch for more papers by this author, JOHN M. SALYERSearch for more papers by this author, JAMES C. BEYERSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-52-2-320 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptOver the years the policy has evolved of simply accepting tuberculosis as the etiology of pleural effusion unless there is another well documented cause or unless the individual remains persistently tuberculin-negative. Making such unsubstantiated diagnoses has troubled physicians, especially in the military services, and has stimulated many studies aimed at increasing the accuracy of diagnosis. In recent years, attention has shifted from characteristics of pleural fluid to pleural biopsies. The microscopic examination of pleural tissue provides a convenient division into granulomatous and nongranulomatous cases. Bacteriologic studies of pleural tissue have confirmed the diagnosis of tuberculosis in many of the granulomatous...Bibliography1. BrecklerHoffmanHillHenslerHukill IAMCHENMPB: Pleural biopsy, J. A. M. A. 255: 690, 1956. Google Scholar2. HillHenslerBreckler HENMIA: Pleural biopsy in diagnosis of effusions: results in 50 cases of pleural disease observed consecutively, Am. Rev. Tuberc. 78: 8, 1958. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. RoperWaring WHJJ: Primary serofibrinous pleural effusion in military personnel, Am. Rev. Tuberc. 71: 616, 1955. MedlineGoogle Scholar4. SchlessHarrisonWier JMHNJA: The role of thoracotomy in the differential diagnosis of pleural effusion, Ann. Int. Med. 50: 11, 1959. LinkGoogle Scholar5. SteadEichenholzStauss WWAH: Operative and pathologic findings in twenty-four patients with syndrome of idiopathic pleurisy with effusion, presumably tuberculous, Am. Rev. Tuberc. 71: 473, 1955. MedlineGoogle Scholar6. Wallgren A: The time-table of tuberculosis, Tubercle 29: 245, 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: JOEL H. RICHERT; JAMES A. WIER; JOHN M. SALYER; JAMES C. BEYER*Received for publication May 16, 1959.Presented at the Fortieth Annual Session of The American College of Physicians, Chicago, Illinois, April 21, 1959.From the Departments of Medicine, Surgery and Pathology, Fitzsimons Army Hospital, Denver, Colorado.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Chief, Pulmonary Disease Service, Fitzsimons Army Hospital, Denver 30, Colorado. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byLungentuberkuloseTuberculous PleurisyEtiologic Diagnosis of Pleural Effusion by Punch Biopsy of the Parietal Pleura* *A preliminary report was presented at the Joint Annual Conference of Association of Physicians of India (Chest Diseases) in January, 1961.Diagnostic and Screening Procedures in Pulmonary Diseases 1 February 1960Volume 52, Issue 2Page: 320-325KeywordsArmed forcesBiopsyEtiologyGranulomasHospital medicinePleural effusionSurgeryTuberculosis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 February 1960 PDF downloadLoading ...