Case Reports : Extremely Increased Serum Carbohydrate Antigen 19-9 Levels Caused by New or Resistant Infections to Previous Antibiotics in Chronic Lung Diseases

In this paper, we describe 72-year-old female patient without evidence of malignant disease presented with significantly elevated serum carbohydrate antigen (CA) 19-9 levels by respiratory infections. She was diagnosed with respiratory infections due to Mycobacterium avium complex and Pseudomonas ae...

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Published in:Tuberculosis and respiratory diseases 2013-09, Vol.75 (3), p.125
Main Authors: Ji Young Shin, Su Jin Yoo, Bo Mi Park, Sung Su Jung, Ju Ock Kim, Jeong Eun Lee
Format: Article
Language:Korean
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CA19-9 Antigen
Infection
Lung Neoplasms
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Summary:In this paper, we describe 72-year-old female patient without evidence of malignant disease presented with significantly elevated serum carbohydrate antigen (CA) 19-9 levels by respiratory infections. She was diagnosed with respiratory infections due to Mycobacterium avium complex and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The serum CA 19-9 levels remarkably increased (1,453?5,300 U/mL; reference range,
ISSN:1738-3536
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