IgG4-related disease with elevated adenosine deaminase in pleural effusion diagnosed clinically using thoracoscopy under local anesthesia and FDG-PET-CT

IgG4-related disease with elevated adenosine deaminase in pleural effusion diagnosed clinically using thoracoscopy under local anesthesia and FDG-PET-CT

In general, we have to assume tuberculous pleurisy when a patient presents with pleural effusion and elevated adenosine deaminase (ADA). However, other diseases need to be considered, including immunoglobulin (Ig)G4-related disease (IgG4-RD). This case involved a 65-year-old asymptomatic man with ri...

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Main Authors: Kentaro Tamura, Manabu Suzuki, Satoru Ishii, Jin Takasaki, Go Naka, Motoyasu Iikura, Shinyu Izumi, Yuichiro Takeda, Masayuki Hojo, Haruhito Sugiyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Subjects:
IgG4-related disease
Pleural effusion
Adenosine deaminase
PET-CT
Thoracoscopy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007120301209

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