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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em Inglês
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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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Assunto principal:
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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Valores de Referência
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Infecções Respiratórias
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Tórax
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Complexo Mycobacterium avium
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Pulmão
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Pneumopatias
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Neoplasias Pulmonares
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Antibacterianos
Limite:
Idoso
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Feminino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Ano de publicação:
2013
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