Reply: IgG4-Related Pleuritis Without Tuberculous Pleurisy

The comments of Dr. Jolobe regarding the need to include Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection as part of the differential diagnosis of patients with IgG4-related disease are very much appreciated, especially when considering cases of IgG4-related disease with pleural effusion, where the clinical course should be considered along with serum IgG4 levels and pleural histology. 1 Suzuki N Saeki T Shimaoka Y et al. Two cases of IgG4-related disease...