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IgG4-related Pleuritis with Chylothorax

Authors :
Noboru Takayanagi
Takashi Ishiguro
Eisuke Kato
Yoshihiko Shimizu
Yutaka Sugita
Naho Kagiyama
Source :
Internal Medicine. 53:1545-1548
Publication Year :
2014
Publisher :
Japanese Society of Internal Medicine, 2014.

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.

Details

ISSN :
13497235 and 09182918
Volume :
53
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Internal Medicine
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....c133657ff8af00a899040e2c08402e98
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.53.1642