Thoracoscopy in rheumatoid pleural effusion.
In rheumatoid pleural effusion a positive diagnosis can be made by thoracoscopy, preferably supported by the identification of microscopic structural changes in the parietal pleura. Biochemical changes and the finding of the so-called rheumatoid arthritis cells (RA-cells) are non-specific.
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D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D010994:Pleura / Q000473:pathology; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology*; D013906:Thoracoscopy