Pleuritis associated with immunoglobulin G4-related disease under normal thoracoscopic findings: a case report

Abstract Background Immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)-related disease is a chronic inflammatory disease that was recognized in 2011. Pleuritis associated with IgG4-related disease is rare and can be difficult to diagnose. Although there have been previous reports on pleuritis associated with IgG4-related dis...

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Main Authors: Hiroki Shimada, Yuto Kato, Miyuki Okuda, Koji Fukuda, Nobuya Tanaka, Yutaro Okuda, Akihiko Yoshizawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-021-02718-4