Abstract
Immunoglobulin (Ig) G4-related disease (also known as 'IgG4-related sclerosing disease', 'IgG4-related systemic disease' or 'hyper-IgG4-disease') is a recently recognized systemic fibroinflammatory disease associated with IgG4-positive plasma cells in tissue lesions. IgG4-related disease was initially described as autoimmune pancreatitis, but it is now known to affect virtually any organ. The authors describe a patient presenting with multiorgan manifestations, including airway inflammation mimicking asthma, pulmonary parenchymal infiltrates, intrathoracic lymphadenopathy, submandibular gland swelling and a kidney mass.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 87-89 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Canadian Respiratory Journal |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- Airflow obstruction
- Asthma
- IgG4-related disease
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine