Extremely Increased Serum Carbohydrate Antigen 19-9 Levels Caused by New or Resistant Infections to Previous Antibiotics in Chronic Lung Diseases / 결핵및호흡기질환
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
;
: 125-127, 2013.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-193681
ABSTRACT
In this paper, we describe 72-year-old female patient without evidence of malignant disease presented with significantly elevated serum carbohydrate antigen (CA) 19-9 levels by respiratory infections. She was diagnosed with respiratory infections due to Mycobacterium avium complex and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The serum CA 19-9 levels remarkably increased (1,453-5,300 U/mL; reference range, <37 U/mL) by respiratory infection and abruptly decreased (357-534 U/mL) whenever infection was controlled by specific treatments. This case suggests that serum CA 19-9 levels may be used as a diagnostic marker to indicate new or resistant infections to previous antibiotics in chronic lung diseases without significant changes in chest X-ray findings.
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Main subject:
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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Reference Values
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Respiratory Tract Infections
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Thorax
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Mycobacterium avium Complex
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Lung
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Lung Diseases
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Lung Neoplasms
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
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