Pediatric IgG4-related disease : a descriptive review

INTRODUCTION: IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is an immune-mediated systemic fibroinflammatory condition characterized by serum IgG4 elevation and IgG4-positive plasma cell infiltration into various organs. It generally occurs in elderly males. Pediatric cases have been reported, albeit rarely, accordingly lack of recognition of such cases could delay therapeutic intervention leading to poorer outcomes.

AREAS COVERED: The present review is a descriptive review of all published case reports, cohort studies, and reviews of pediatric IgG4-RD listed in PubMed. Characteristics of pediatric IgG4-RD were clarified, including sex, organ involvement, serological and histological findings, and treatment. We assessed how many published cases met current classification and comprehensive diagnostic criteria.

EXPERT OPINION: The characteristics of pediatricIgG4-RD differed from adult IgG4-RD in terms of sex and involved organs. There was no clear male dominance in numbers of cases, and surface organ involvement such as ophthalmic diseases were more common in the pediatric IgG4-RD. Organ involvement tended to be indolent and unilateral, causing difficulty in definitively diagnosing pediatric IgG4-RD. Only about 20% of published cases met IgG4-RD classification or comprehensive diagnostic criteria. Physicians should be careful in diagnosing pediatric IgG4-RD after excluding mimickers. International collaboration toward high-quality evidence to support diagnosis and treatment of pediatric IgG4-RD is advised.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:20

Enthalten in:

Expert review of clinical immunology - 20(2024), 1 vom: 21. Jan., Seite 97-119

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hara, Satoshi [VerfasserIn]
Yoshida, Misaki [VerfasserIn]
Sanada, Hajime [VerfasserIn]
Suzuki, Yasunori [VerfasserIn]
Sato, Yasuharu [VerfasserIn]
Mizushima, Ichiro [VerfasserIn]
Kawano, Mitsuhiro [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Classification criteria
Comprehensive diagnostic criteria
IgG4-related disease
Immunoglobulin G
International collaboration
Journal Article
Literature review
Ophthalmic disease
Pediatric
Review
Sex

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Date Completed 09.01.2024

Date Revised 23.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/1744666X.2023.2274358

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NLM363663282