Autopsy of a Patient with Hepatic Pleural Effusion Complicated by Pleurisy Associated with Sjögren's Syndrome: A Case Report.

IF 1 4区医学 Q3 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL

Internal Medicine Pub Date : 2025-02-18 DOI:10.2169/internalmedicine.4891-24

Hikaru Mamizu, Ko Matsushima, Morihiro Kumagai, Chika Kuwana, Masanori Miyagatani, Yuusuke Tomita, Takuma Hatakeyama, Maiko Mamizu, Daisuke Ishikawa, Hidenori Kawakami, Toshiki Furukawa, Takashi Ishida, Chizuru Kaneko, Takeshi Sakai

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Abstract

We report the case of a 68-year-old man who presented with pleural effusion and dyspnea during treatment for alcoholic liver cirrhosis. The pleural effusion was transudative and it was diagnosed to be hepatic pleural effusion. Thoracic drainage was continued, but the amount of pleural fluid drainage did not decrease. The patient was strongly positive for antinuclear antibodies and anti-SS-A and anti-SS-B antibodies, thus leading us to suspect pleurisy caused by Sjögren's syndrome. Steroid administration decreased pleural drainage; however, cirrhosis progressed and the patient eventually died. An autopsy revealed pleurisy. Other causes may also be involved in treatment-resistant hepatic effusion.

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Internal Medicine 医学-医学：内科

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1.90

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8.30%

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2.2 months

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