| Literature DB >> 25030570 |
Eisuke Kato1, Noboru Takayanagi, Takashi Ishiguro, Naho Kagiyama, Yoshihiko Shimizu, Yutaka Sugita.
Abstract
Presently, 6 cases of IgG4-related pleuritis have been reported. We encountered a patient who developed chylothorax due to IgG4-related disease. To our knowledge, such patients have not been reported. This patient developed right-sided chylothorax and left-sided non-chylothorax lymphocyte-predominant pleuritis. Elevated serum and pleural IgG4 concentrations and histopathological analysis of pleural biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of IgG4-related pleuritis. Left-sided pleuritis improved with corticosteroid therapy, but right-sided chylothorax persists. IgG4-related disease can be one cause of chylothorax.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25030570 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.53.1642
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Intern Med ISSN: 0918-2918 Impact factor: 1.271