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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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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Sujet Principal:
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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Valeurs de référence
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Infections de l'appareil respiratoire
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Thorax
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Complexe Mycobacterium avium
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Poumon
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Maladies pulmonaires
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Tumeurs du poumon
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Antibactériens
Limites du sujet:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
langue:
En
Texte intégral:
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Année:
2013
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Article