IgG4-related disease with possible myocardial involvement.

Reumatol Clin (Engl Ed)

Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitari General de Catalunya, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Sant Cugat del Vallés, Barcelona, España.

Published: May 2020

IgG4-related disease is characterized by mass lesions, a dense lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate with immunohistochemical positivity for IgG4, storiform fibrosis and, frequently, elevated serum IgG4 levels. It can be multisystemic; however, myocardial involvement, which is objectively determined by imaging tests, has not been described in the medical literature. We report the case of a man with IgG4-related disease with possible myocardial involvement, detected by cardiac magnetic resonance. This raises the question of a differential diagnosis with other diseases such as sarcoidosis and Fabry disease, the differential diagnosis of which is of great importance due to its therapeutic impact.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.reuma.2017.10.009DOI Listing

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