ANA positivity and complement level in pleural fluid are potential diagnostic markers in discriminating lupus pleuritis from pleural effusion of other aetiologies

• Yi-Ming Chen,
• Der-Yuan Chen,
• Kuo-Tung Tang,
• Yen-Hsiang Huang,
• Jeremy J W Chen,
• Tsung-Ying Yang,
• Gee-Chen Chang

Affiliations

Yi-Ming Chen

Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

Der-Yuan Chen

National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan

Kuo-Tung Tang

Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

Yen-Hsiang Huang

Division of Chest Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

Jeremy J W Chen

Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan

Tsung-Ying Yang

Division of Chest Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan

Gee-Chen Chang

Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan