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Lupus nephritis presenting with massive ascites and pleural effusion (pseudo-pseudo Meigs' syndrome). [PDF]

J Rheum Dis
The triad of ascites, pleural effusion, and elevated cancer antigen-125 (CA-125) levels in the absence of ovarian malignancy in systemic lupus erythematosus patients is specifically named pseudo-pseudo Meigs' syndrome (PPMS) or Tjalma syndrome. In this case we reported a 33 years female patient with pleural effusion lasting for 3 years and new onset ...
Deniz R, Hacımurtazaoğlu-Demir G, Karaalioğlu B, Özgür DS, Akkuzu G, Yıldırım F, Bes C.   +6 more
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Meigs'-Like Syndrome Secondary to Remnant Ovarian Tissue in a Cat. [PDF]

J Vet Intern Med
ABSTRACT A 4‐year‐old spayed female domestic shorthair cat was evaluated for a three‐day history of dyspnea and lethargy. Abdominal ultrasonography and thoracic radiographs revealed the presence of abdominal and pleural effusions, along with both uterine horns and a rounded mass in the pelvic abdomen.
Galvani C, Bigi S, Saponaro F, Selmi G, Ganapini M, Longo M.   +5 more
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Pleural Effusion and Ascites in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Rare Case of Pseudo-Pseudo Meigs' Syndrome. [PDF]

Cureus
Pseudo-pseudo Meigs' syndrome (PPMS), also known as Tjalma syndrome, is a rare manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) characterized by pleural effusion, ascites, and elevated cancer antigen 125 (CA-125) levels in the absence of ovarian tumors. We report the case of a 26-year-old woman who presented with dyspnea and pleuritic chest pain. On
Sirajudeen J, Alrawi OF, Muneerudeen A, Hersi MA, Nishan H, Purayil NK, Naushad VA.   +6 more
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Pseudo-pseudo Meigs' syndrome presenting with a combination of polyserositis, elevated serum CA 125 in systemic lupus erythematosus: A case report. [PDF]

Medicine (Baltimore), 2019
Abstract Rationale: Combination of polyserositis and elevated serum CA 125 is common in tumor or infectious disease, but this clinical combination is also found in other diseases. It could be the initial manifestation of pseudo-pseudo Meigs’ syndrome (PPMS), which is characterized by the presence of polyserositis and ...
Gao F, Xu Y, Yang G.
europepmc   +3 more sources

Protein‐losing enteropathy as the first presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus: A case report from Sudan

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 11, Issue 5, May 2023., 2023
Key Clinical Message In low‐ and middle‐income countries, protein‐losing enteropathy is a diagnosis of exclusion. SLE should be on the list of differential diagnoses of protein‐losing enteropathy, especially if the patient had a long history of GI symptoms and ascites.
Elham Abdalla, Noon Mohymeed, Abdelsalam M. A. Nail, Rayan Ali Tonga, Mohammed Alfatih, Mohannad Abdalfdeel Almahie Shaban, Hassan Eltoum   +6 more
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Pseudo-Pseudo Meigs' Syndrome in a 40-Year-Old Woman Without a Prior Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Diagnosis. [PDF]

Cureus
Pseudo-pseudo Meigs' syndrome (PPMS), also known as Tjalma syndrome, is an exceptionally rare condition marked by pleural effusion, ascites, and elevated CA-125 levels, usually in the context of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) without any associated ovarian tumors.
Tsertsvadze S, Daraselia D, Tskitishvili R, Eradze A, Kantaria N.   +4 more
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A Case Report on Pseudo-Meigs Syndrome

, 2021
Meigs syndrome is characterised as the presence of hydrothorax and ascites in the presence of solid benign ovarian tumours that resolve after the tumour is removed.
Satyanarayana Reddy Alla, G. Ambujam
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Analysis of high‐risk pedigrees identifies 11 candidate variants for Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's &Dementia, Volume 18, Issue 2, Page 307-317, February 2022., 2022
Abstract Introduction Analysis of sequence data in high‐risk pedigrees is a powerful approach to detect rare predisposition variants. Methods Rare, shared candidate predisposition variants were identified from exome sequencing 19 Alzheimer's disease (AD)‐affected cousin pairs selected from high‐risk pedigrees.
Craig C. Teerlink, Justin B. Miller, Elizabeth L. Vance, Lyndsay A. Staley, Jeffrey Stevens, Justina P. Tavana, Matthew E. Cloward, Madeline L. Page, Louisa Dayton, Alzheimer's Disease Genetics Consortium, Lisa A. Cannon‐Albright, John S.K. Kauwe   +11 more
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Ovarian Carcinoma Presenting as Meigs’ Syndrome- A Rare Case Report [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2023
Presence of fluid and air within pleural space is known as hydropneumothorax. A large proportion of patients present with shortness of breath, dry cough and pricking type of pleuritic chest pain as a result of pleural involvement.
Francis Ankita, K Sahana, Sabarinath Ravichandar, G Jishna   +3 more
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Diagnostic Accuracy with Total Adenosine Deaminase as a Biomarker for Discriminating Pleural Transudates and Exudates in a Population‐Based Cohort Study

Disease Markers, Volume 2021, Issue 1, 2021., 2021
Background. An initial step in the evaluation of patients with pleural effusion syndrome (PES) is to determine whether the pleural fluid is a transudate or an exudate. Objectives. To investigate total adenosine deaminase (ADA) as a biomarker to classify pleural transudates and exudates. Methods.
Bernardo Henrique Ferraz Maranhão, Cyro Teixeira da Silva Junior, Jorge Luiz Barillo, Carmem Lucia Teixeira de Castro, Joeber Bernardo Soares de Souza, Patricia Siqueira Silva, Roberto Stirbulov, Paulina Dumnicka   +7 more
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