Computed tomography findings of tuberculous pleurisy.

Setting: Review of the records of 491 patients with tuberculous pleurisy hospitalized between 1993 and 1995 in Izmir, Turkey. Those cases with typical histopathology or demonstrated acid-fast bacilli on pleural needle biopsies and/or positive pleural fluid/tissue cultures and available computed tomography (CT) scans are included.

Objective: To determine the CT features of tuberculosis of the pleural space.