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. 2018 Mar 9;57(15):2251–2257. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.0387-17

Table 3.

Clinical Features of IgG4-related Pleuritis.

Reference Age/
Gender
Location of pleural effusion Serum IgG4 level (mg/dL) Biopsy of pleura IgG4+/IgG+cell ratio of pleura ADA in pleural effusion (U/L)
7 78/M Bilateral 483 Performed 85.4 % 34.1-46.7
8 85/M Bilateral 2,740 Not performed - 122
9 73/M Right 1,500 Not performed - 59.8
25 69/M Right 2,380 Performed About 50 % 70.6
Present case 81/M Bilateral 233 Performed Exceeded 40 % 85.0