The role of invasive methods in errors in the differential diagnosis of tuberculosis of the lungs and pleura: clinical examples

• Main Authors: M.S. Opanasenko (Author), O.V. Tereshkovych (Author), V.I. Lysenko (Author), L.I. Levanda (Author), M.Yu. Shamrai (Author), O.D. Shestakova (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Civic Union "Communicable Diseases Intensive Care Association", 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND. Differential diagnosis between non-specific diseases of the lungs and pleura and tuberculosis (TB) of these organs is an urgent problem. According to a number of authors, the frequency of false diagnosis of TB is 34-40 %. Difficulties in the differential diagnosis of pulmonary TB (pleura...