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ArticleRespiratory medicine case reports2019

Long-term spontaneous remission with active surveillance in IgG4-related pleuritis: A case report and literature review.

Go Makimoto, Kadoaki Ohashi, Kohei Taniguchi, Junichi Soh, Akihiko Taniguchi, Nobuaki Miyahara, Shinichi Toyooka, Tadashi Yoshino, Yoshinobu Maeda, Katsuyuki Kiura

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Article in Respiratory medicine case reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Go MakimotoDepartment of Hematology, Oncology and Respiratory Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan.
Kadoaki OhashiDepartment of Allergy and Respiratory Medicine, Okayama University Hospital, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan.
Kohei TaniguchiDepartment of Pathology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan.
Junichi SohDepartment of General Thoracic Surgery and Breast and Endocrinological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan.
Akihiko TaniguchiDepartment of Allergy and Respiratory Medicine, Okayama University Hospital, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan.
Nobuaki MiyaharaDepartment of Medical Technology, Okayama University Graduate School of Health Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan.
Shinichi ToyookaDepartment of General Thoracic Surgery and Breast and Endocrinological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan.
Tadashi YoshinoDepartment of Pathology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan.
Yoshinobu MaedaDepartment of Hematology, Oncology and Respiratory Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan.
Katsuyuki KiuraDepartment of Allergy and Respiratory Medicine, Okayama University Hospital, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan.
Okayama University · JPOkayama University Hospital · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pleural effusion is a relatively rare feature of IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD). Here, we report a case of a 72-year-old woman who presented with pleural effusion. Although the pleural adenosine deaminase level was increased, surgical biopsy of the pleura and left inguinal lymph node indicated that the effusion was due to IgG4-RD. Active surveillance was initiated because serum IgG4 and pleural effusion naturally decreased and then completely disappeared. The patient has shown no recurrence for >4 years. This case suggests that pleural biopsy can be used to distinguish IgG4-RD from tuberculosis; moreover, some cases with pleural effusion could improve without treatment.

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Adenosine deaminaseIgG4-related diseasePleural biopsyPleural effusionSpontaneous remission

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PMID31667074
PMCPMC6812137
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