Characteristics of pleural effusion in IgG4-related pleuritis

Here we describe the case of a 78-year-old man with respiratory failure and right pleural effusion. Computed tomography showed right pleural effusion with pleural calcification, tumor-like shadows induced by passive atelectasis, and enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes. Positron emission tomography show...

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Main Authors: Zenya Saito, Masahiro Yoshida, Ayako Kojima, Kentaro Tamura, Kazuyoshi Kuwano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007119303004