Treatment of Pleurisy
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The treatment of tuberculous pleurisy.
The object of treatment in tuberculous pleurisy is to shorten the acute phase of the illness, to restore the integrity of the pleura, and, above all, to prevent further manifestations of tuberculosis. Rest, chemotherapy, and aspiration are each supposed to achieve some of these aims, but their relative importance has not been established. The value of rest was stressed by Roper and Waring (1955...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal
سال: 1846
ISSN: 0096-6762,1533-4406
DOI: 10.1056/nejm184609300350902