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ArticleMediators of inflammation2020

The Enlargement of Abdominal Lymph Nodes Is a Characteristic of Autoimmune Liver Disease.

Yongjuan Wang, Xiuxiu Xu, Maojuan Ran, Xiaopei Guo, Lu Zhou, Xi Wang, Bangmao Wang, Jie Zhang

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Article in Mediators of inflammation, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yongjuan WangDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, General Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin Institute of Digestive Disease, Tianjin 300052, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6607-4534
Xiuxiu XuDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, General Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin Institute of Digestive Disease, Tianjin 300052, China.
Maojuan RanDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, General Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin Institute of Digestive Disease, Tianjin 300052, China.
Xiaopei GuoDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, General Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin Institute of Digestive Disease, Tianjin 300052, China.
Lu ZhouDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, General Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin Institute of Digestive Disease, Tianjin 300052, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0424-7348
Xi WangDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, General Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin Institute of Digestive Disease, Tianjin 300052, China.
Bangmao WangDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, General Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin Institute of Digestive Disease, Tianjin 300052, China.
Jie ZhangDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, General Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin Institute of Digestive Disease, Tianjin 300052, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2140-3231
Tianjin Medical University General Hospital · CNHebei Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe enlargement of lymph nodes is a common clinical sign in connective tissue disease (CTD) and viral hepatitis. In this research, we evaluated the incidence of enlarged lymph nodes in autoimmune liver diseases (AILD). Moreover, we identified the clinical significance of abdominal lymph node enlargement in AILD.

methodsThe characteristics of abdominal lymph nodes, including their morphology and distribution, were assessed by ultrasonography and computed tomography in 125 patients with AILD, 54 with viral hepatitis, 135 with CTD, and 80 healthy controls. The pathological and laboratory results of 106 AILD patients were collected to analyze the association between lymphadenectasis and disease activity.

resultsEnlargement of abdominal lymph nodes was found in 69.6% of patients with AILD, 63% of patients with viral hepatitis, 29.6% of patients with CTD, and 2% of healthy controls. Alkaline phosphatase (ALP), glutamate transpeptidase (GGT), and immunoglobulin M (IgM) levels were significantly increased in AILD patients with lymphadenectasis (LA) in contrast to patients without lymphadenectasis (NLA) (

conclusionsThe percentage of abdominal lymph node enlargement in AILD subjects was significantly higher than that in CTD subjects. Therefore, the enlargement of lymph nodes can represent a noninvasive indicator of histological and biochemical inflammation activity in AILD.

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AdultAlkaline PhosphataseAutoimmune DiseasesFemaleHumansImmunoglobulin MLiverLiver DiseasesLymph NodesMaleMiddle AgedAlkaline PhosphataseImmunoglobulin M

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