Key result
Elderly patients with tuberculous pleurisy presented less frequently with chest pain (15.6% vs 52.6%, p<0.01) and experienced a longer delay to antituberculous therapy (12.4 vs 4.4 days, p=0.03).
Why the study?
Do clinical presentations and laboratory findings of tuberculous pleural effusion differ between elderly and adult patients?
Observational (n=51)
Do clinical presentations and laboratory findings of tuberculous pleural effusion differ between elderly and adult patients?
Absolute Event Rate: 15.6% vs 52.6%
p-value: p=<0.01
Tuberculous pleurisy in elderly patients presents with less specific symptoms and laboratory findings, leading to delayed diagnosis and treatment.
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Atypical presentations may delay therapy in elderly patients; hypothesis-generating for age-specific diagnostic strategies in tuberculous pleurisy.
Lai et al. (2012) conducted an observational in Tuberculous pleural effusion (n=51). Elderly age (>65 years) vs. Adult age (<65 years) was evaluated on Chest pain (p=<0.01). Elderly patients with tuberculous pleurisy presented less frequently with chest pain (15.6% vs 52.6%, p<0.01) and experienced a longer delay to antituberculous therapy (12.4 vs 4.4 days, p=0.03).
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