The epidemic of tuberculosis, registered in Ukraine in 1995, remains a threat to society.
Unfortunately, it cannot be overcomed, despite all the efforts. In the last two decades against the background of a high general incidence of all tuberculosis is more common extrapulmonary localization. Among such form the overwhelming majority - tuberculosis of the pleura. The leading signs of the disease are chest pain, coughing, increasing of
shortness of breath, accumulation of pleural effusion