IgG4-related pleuritis diagnosed by local anesthesia thoracoscopy; a case report and literature review

IgG4-related pleuritis diagnosed by local anesthesia thoracoscopy; a case report and literature review

IgG4-related pleuritis is rare in patients with IgG4-related diseases (IgG4RD). We report a case of IgG4-related pleuritis diagnosed in a 77-year-old Japanese man with right pleural effusion. The pleural effusion exhibited lymphocyte-predominant exudates with elevated adenosine deaminase (ADA) and I...

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Main Authors: Genki Inui, Tomoya Harada, Karen Makishima, Aditya Sri Listyoko, Shunsuke Ohga, Miyu Nishigami, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Hiroki Ishikawa, Hiroki Kohno, Yoshihiro Funaki, Miki Takata, Ryota Okazaki, Masato Morita, Masahiro Kodani, Akira Yamasaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
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IgG4-related pleuritis
IgG4-related disease
Local anesthesia thoracoscopy
Pleuroscopy
Medical thoracoscopy
ADA
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007125000711
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