FALSE-POSITIVE PLEURAL BIOPSY AND HIGH CA125 LEVELS IN SERUM AND PLEURAL EFFUSION IN SYSTEMIC LUPUS-ERYTHEMATOSUS

Authors
YUCEL AE CALGUNERI M RUACAN S
Citation
Ae. Yucel et al., FALSE-POSITIVE PLEURAL BIOPSY AND HIGH CA125 LEVELS IN SERUM AND PLEURAL EFFUSION IN SYSTEMIC LUPUS-ERYTHEMATOSUS, Clinical rheumatology, 15(3), 1996, pp. 295-297
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Rheumatology
Journal title
Clinical rheumatology → ACNP
ISSN journal
07703198
Volume
15
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
295 - 297
Database
ISI
SICI code
0770-3198(1996)15:3<295:FPBAHC>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
A 23-year-old female with systemic lupus erythematosus is reported. Th e clinical features included fever, shortness of breath, lymphadenopat hies, hepatosplenomegaly, pleural and pericardial fluids, ANA and Anti -DNA positivity. Pleural biopsy was false positive for malignancy on t wo occasions. High CA125 levels were detected in both serum and pleura l fluid. Following prednisolone treatment, clinical and laboratory fin dings returned to normal.