Key result
Pleural tuberculosis is effectively diagnosed using pleural biopsy and culture, and treated with standard anti-tuberculous chemotherapy, with insufficient evidence to support routine corticosteroid use.
Population
Patients with pleural tuberculosis
Design
Review
Authors
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Biopsy and standard chemotherapy remain mainstay for pleural TB; leaves open corticosteroid role without RCTs.
Pleural biopsy remains the mainstay of diagnosis for pleural tuberculosis, and standard anti-tuberculous chemotherapy is effective, while routine corticosteroid use is not recommended.
Chakrabarti et al. (2016) conducted a review in Pleural tuberculosis. Diagnostic methods and anti-tuberculous chemotherapy was evaluated. Pleural tuberculosis is effectively diagnosed using pleural biopsy and culture, and treated with standard anti-tuberculous chemotherapy, with insufficient evidence to support routine corticosteroid use.
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