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| Year : 2008 | Volume
: 40
| Issue : 2 | Page : 87-88 |
Isoniazid causing pleural effusion
SK Singh1, Z Ahmad1, DK Pandey1, V Gupta2, S Naaz1
1 Department of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, JN Medical College, AMU, Aligarh, UP, India
2 Department of Medicine, JN Medical College, AMU, Aligarh, UP, India
Correspondence Address:
S K Singh
Department of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, JN Medical College, AMU, Aligarh, UP
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.41045
Isoniazid (INH) is a first-line antitubercular drug. We report a case of a patient who developed a pleural effusion 2 months after starting antitubercular treatment for spinal tuberculosis. Isoniazid was found to be the culprit and its discontinuation caused subsidence of the effusion.
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