Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT02115854
Labial Biopsy in Patients With Tuberculosis Disease
The Value of Labial Biopsy in 65 Patients With Tuberculosis Disease
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 65 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Hopital Lariboisière · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The distinction between Tuberculosis disease (TB), a worldwide infective granulomatosis requiring long-term antibiotic treatment, and sarcoïdosis, a rare granulomatous disease successfully treated with high dose steroids is not straightforward and may delay the treatment choice by the physician. The goal was to evaluate prospectively and consecutively the presence of epithelioid granulomas in salivary glands biopsy of patients with TB.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | labial biopsy |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2010-12-01
- Primary completion
- 2014-04-01
- First posted
- 2014-04-16
- Last updated
- 2014-04-16
Locations
1 site across 1 country: France
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02115854. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.