Sifa Medical Journal

CASE REPORT
Year
: 2014  |  Volume : 1  |  Issue : 1  |  Page : 9--11

A rare cause of pleurisy in pregnancy: Tuberculosis


Aysegul Baysak1, Gulfem Ece2, Julide Celdir Emre3, Adnan Tolga Oz1, Erkan Sahin4 
1 Department of Chest Diseases, Izmir University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
2 Department of Medical Microbiology, Izmir University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
3 Department of Chest Diseases, Turgutlu State Hospital, Manisa, Turkey
4 Department of Radiology, Izmir University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey

Correspondence Address:
Aysegul Baysak
Department of Chest Diseases, Izmir University School of Medicine, Yeni Girne Blv. 1825 sokak No: 12 Karsiyaka, Izmir
Turkey

Tuberculosis is a granulomatous infectious disease of lungs due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis is a chronic disease and tuberculosis pleurisy takes place with acute disease symptoms. We aimed to present a rare case of young pregnant woman with pleural effusion due to tuberculosis in light of literature.


How to cite this article:
Baysak A, Ece G, Emre JC, Oz AT, Sahin E. A rare cause of pleurisy in pregnancy: Tuberculosis.Sifa Med J 2014;1:9-11


How to cite this URL:
Baysak A, Ece G, Emre JC, Oz AT, Sahin E. A rare cause of pleurisy in pregnancy: Tuberculosis. Sifa Med J [serial online] 2014 [cited 2024 Mar 28 ];1:9-11
Available from: https://www.imjsu.org/article.asp?issn=2148-7731;year=2014;volume=1;issue=1;spage=9;epage=11;aulast=Baysak;type=0