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- Sook Min Hwang, Ji Young Rho, Seung Min Yoo, Hae Kyoung Jung, and Sang Ho Cho.
- Department of Radiology, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Gyeonggi-do, Korea.
- Acta Radiol. 2012 Feb 1; 53 (1): 49-52.
AbstractPleural tuberculosis is the most common extrapulmonary manifestation of tuberculosis, and is generally characterized by an effusion. The effusion is usually unilateral and residual pleural thickening or calcification is also observed in some cases. Manifestations of multiple pleural tuberculomas without associated effusion and history of tuberculosis or antituberculous therapy are rare and an isolated pleural tuberculoma is exceedingly rare. Herein, we report the first documented case of an isolated pleural tuberculoma, diagnosed by chest CT and pathological findings. Although rare, an isolated pleural tuberculoma should be added to the differential diagnosis of focal nodular pleural tumors, particularly in areas of high tuberculosis prevalence.
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