IgG4-related disease is a rare differential diagnosis of malignant and autoimmune diseases

Immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is an inflammatory and fibrotic disease with the potential to produce diffuse enlargement, massforming lesions or stenoses in a wide range of organs. Elevation of serum IgG4 concentration and high levels of IgG4-positive cells in the inflamed tissue are common denominators. Type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis is one of the main manifestations, and its recognition preceded the definition of IgG4-RD as a novel clinical entity. The aetiology, pathophysiology, epidemiology and clinical long-term outcome of IgG4-RD are not fully elucidated. Steroids are effective in most patients, sometimes combined with other antiinflammatory drugs.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:177

Enthalten in:

Ugeskrift for laeger - 177(2015), 15 vom: 06. Apr., Seite V09140507

Sprache:

Dänisch

Weiterer Titel:

Immunglobulin G4-relateret sygdom er en sjælden differentialdiagnose til maligne og autoimmune sygdomme

Beteiligte Personen:

Storgaard, Anders [VerfasserIn]
Detlefsen, Sönke [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Glucocorticoids
Immunoglobulin G
Journal Article
Review

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 30.01.2017

Date Revised 30.01.2017

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM248039091