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J Clin Exp Hematop
December 2024
Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, JA Suzuka General Hospital, Suzuka, Mie, Japan.
A 72-year-old male patient presented fatigue, anemia, elevated total protein, IgG, IgG4, IL-6, and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) levels. Initial diagnostics suspected multiple myeloma. A plane computed tomography (CT) scan showed pneumonia and the enlargement of generalized lymph nodes.
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December 2024
Department of Internal Medicine, Groene Hart Hospital, Gouda, Netherlands.
BACKGROUND IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a systemic fibro-inflammatory disease potentially affecting every part of the human body. Because of variability in clinical presentation, IgG4-RD can be challenging to diagnose. Untreated disease can lead to irreversible organ damage such as fibrosis.
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December 2024
Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi, India.
Immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)-related disease is a rare immune-mediated fibro-inflammatory disorder with many clinical manifestations. Most commonly affected sites include the pancreas, salivary glands, kidneys, lachrymal glands, biliary tree, aorta and retroperitoneum; testicular involvement is a rare entity. This report describes a man in his 20s who presented with a persistent painless mass in his left testis.
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December 2024
Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico.
Objectives: To assess work history, occupational exposure, smoking, and biomass fuel use in a Mexican IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) cohort.
Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study among patients with IgG4-RD. A standardised questionnaire was used to collect data on occupational, smoking, and biomass fuel exposure.
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