Tuberculous pleural effusion

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Pleural effusion

Respiratory system

Tuberculous (TB) pleural infusion is a fluid accumulation in the space between the lining of the lung and the lung tissue (pleural space), caused by a severe, usually prolonged infection with tuberculosis. As the number of patients with HIV and AIDS increases, this condition is occurring more often. See tuberculosis and pleural effusion for the main points on treatment.

Review Date: 05/26/2006
Reviewed By: Monica Gandhi MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, UCSF, San Francisco, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.