PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Ambarish Bhattacharya AU - Suranjan Mukherjee TI - Paradoxical reaction in the form of pleural effusion after onset of anti-tuberculous medication for tubercular lymphadenitis AID - 10.7861/clinmedicine.17-2-143 DP - 2017 Apr 01 TA - Clinical Medicine PG - 143--145 VI - 17 IP - 2 4099 - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/17/2/143.short 4100 - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/17/2/143.full SO - Clin Med2017 Apr 01; 17 AB - We present the case of a 26-year-old Indian male who developed pleural effusion while undergoing treatment for tuberculous lymphadenitis. We describe the work-up for his condition and how he was managed. The possibility of development of a paradoxical reaction in the form of pleural effusion after initiation of anti-tuberculous therapy has to be kept in mind while treating such patients.