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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

TypeNameDescription
OTHERlabial 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.