A Case of IgG4-Related Disease Presenting as Massive Pleural Effusion and Thrombophlebitis / 결핵및호흡기질환
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
; : 179-183, 2014.
Article
in English
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-20496
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WPRO
ABSTRACT
Immunoglobulin (Ig) G4-related disease is a recently recognized systemic fibroinflammatory condition characterized by a lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate rich in IgG4-positive plasma cells with elevated circulating levels of IgG4. The disease can either be localized to one or two organs, or present as diffuse multi-organ disease. Furthermore, lesions in different organs can present simultaneously or metachronously. In the pulmonary manefestations, lesions associated with IgG4-related disease have been described in the lung parenchyma, airways and pleura, as well as the mediastinum. We report a case of IgG4-related disease presenting as massive pleural effusion and thrombophlebitis.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Plasma Cells
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Pleura
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Pleural Effusion
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Thrombophlebitis
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Immunoglobulin G
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Immunoglobulins
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Lung
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Mediastinum
Language:
English
Journal:
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Year:
2014
Document type:
Article