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ArticleInternal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)2019

Mycobacterium avium Complex Pleuritis with Elevated Anti-glycopeptidolipid-core IgA Antibody Levels in Pleural Effusion.

Koji Furuuchi, Kozo Morimoto, Keiji Fujiwara, Yoshiaki Tanaka, Tamiko Takemura, Atsuyuki Kurashima, Kozo Yoshimori, Ken Ohta, Yuka Sasaki

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Article in Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Koji FuruuchiRespiratory Disease Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Japan.
Kozo MorimotoRespiratory Disease Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Japan.
Keiji FujiwaraRespiratory Disease Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Japan.
Yoshiaki TanakaRespiratory Disease Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Japan.
Tamiko TakemuraDepartment of Pathology, Japan Red Cross Hospital Medical Center, Japan.
Atsuyuki KurashimaRespiratory Disease Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Japan.
Kozo YoshimoriRespiratory Disease Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Japan.
Ken OhtaRespiratory Disease Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Japan.
Yuka SasakiRespiratory Disease Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Japan.
Japan Anti Tuberculosis Association · JPFukujuji Hospital · JPJapanese Red Cross Medical Center · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pleuritis caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria is uncommon and difficult to diagnose. We herein report a case of Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) pleuritis with elevated anti-glycopeptidolipid (GPL)-core IgA antibody levels in the pleural effusion. A 73-year-old woman with MAC pulmonary disease presented with massive left pleural effusion. A pleural biopsy by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery was performed, revealing many noncaseating epithelioid cell granulomas. MAC was not identified by culture of the pleural effusion or specimens, but the anti-GPL-core IgA antibody level was markedly elevated in the pleural effusion. Measurement of anti-GPL-core IgA levels in the pleural fluid may be useful for diagnosing MAC pleuritis.

Indexed as

Mycobacterium avium ComplexAgedAntibodies, BacterialFemaleGlycolipidsHumansImmunoglobulin AMycobacterium avium-intracellulare InfectionPleural EffusionPleurisyAntibodies, BacterialGlycolipidsImmunoglobulin AglycopeptidolipidMycobacterium avium complexpleural effusion

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PMID31118400
PMCPMC6761339
OpenAlexW2945373219

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