Idiopathic Lymphocytic Pleuritis Responding to Corticosteroid Therapy: A Case Report

Yoshikazu Motomura; Kei Nakashima; Shunsuke Harada; Kentaro Tochigi; Haruka Fujioka; Tatsuya Nagai; Ayumu Otsuki; Hiroyuki Ito

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.1240-22

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Idiopathic Lymphocytic Pleuritis Responding to Corticosteroid Therapy: A Case Report

Yoshikazu Motomura, Kei Nakashima, Shunsuke Harada, Kentaro Tochigi, Haruka Fujioka, Tatsuya Nagai, Ayumu Otsuki, Hiroyuki Ito

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キーワード: Idiopathic lymphocytic pleuritis, undiagnosed pleural effusion, thoracoscopy, corticosteroid therapy

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論文ID: 1240-22

DOI https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.1240-22

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The final version of this article is now available: Vol. 63 (2024), No. 1 pp. 113-117

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An 83-year-old man presented with chronic dyspnea, and chest X-ray showed bilateral pleural effusion. Right thoracentesis revealed lymphocyte-predominant exudate with no malignancy; bacterial and mycobacterial cultures were negative. Thoracoscopy via the right chest and a biopsy of the same site were performed; these showed lymphoplasmacytic infiltration and fibrosis, ruling out malignancy or tuberculosis. We decided to start corticosteroid therapy for the diagnosis of idiopathic lymphocytic pleuritis (ILP). The patient was discharged after clinical improvement, and steroids were tapered off. An early diagnosis by thoracoscopy and the exclusion of other diseases are important for initiating steroid therapy in patients with ILP.

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