IgG4-related disease: a case report

IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a condition that was first described recently, and is capable of affecting any organ of the body. Diagnosis is based on the correlation of clinical findings with histopathological findings and elevated serum IgG4. Treatment involves corticosteroids and rituximab for...

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Autores principales: de las Heras Flórez Silvia, Pérez Mercedes Carretero, Sanz Díaz Carmen Teresa, Medina García José Alejandro
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:f58380bcbc034cbc96071474fff21b4a2021-12-05T14:10:38ZIgG4-related disease: a case report2628-491X10.1515/almed-2019-0045https://doaj.org/article/f58380bcbc034cbc96071474fff21b4a2020-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1515/almed-2019-0045https://doaj.org/toc/2628-491XIgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a condition that was first described recently, and is capable of affecting any organ of the body. Diagnosis is based on the correlation of clinical findings with histopathological findings and elevated serum IgG4. Treatment involves corticosteroids and rituximab for the most severe cases. We report the case of a symptomatic patient diagnosed of IgG4-RD whose diagnosed was guided by elevated serum IgG4 levels.de las Heras Flórez SilviaPérez Mercedes CarreteroSanz Díaz Carmen TeresaMedina García José AlejandroDe Gruyterarticlehistopathologicaligg4igg4-related diseaseMedical technologyR855-855.5ENESAdvances in Laboratory Medicine, Vol 1, Iss 1, Pp 539-51 (2020)
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language EN
ES
topic histopathological
igg4
igg4-related disease
Medical technology
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spellingShingle histopathological
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igg4-related disease
Medical technology
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de las Heras Flórez Silvia
Pérez Mercedes Carretero
Sanz Díaz Carmen Teresa
Medina García José Alejandro
IgG4-related disease: a case report
description IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a condition that was first described recently, and is capable of affecting any organ of the body. Diagnosis is based on the correlation of clinical findings with histopathological findings and elevated serum IgG4. Treatment involves corticosteroids and rituximab for the most severe cases. We report the case of a symptomatic patient diagnosed of IgG4-RD whose diagnosed was guided by elevated serum IgG4 levels.
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author de las Heras Flórez Silvia
Pérez Mercedes Carretero
Sanz Díaz Carmen Teresa
Medina García José Alejandro
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Pérez Mercedes Carretero
Sanz Díaz Carmen Teresa
Medina García José Alejandro
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title IgG4-related disease: a case report
title_short IgG4-related disease: a case report
title_full IgG4-related disease: a case report
title_fullStr IgG4-related disease: a case report
title_full_unstemmed IgG4-related disease: a case report
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