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  • IgG4-related disease is a rare chronic condition characterized by infiltration of tissues, fibrosis, and elevated IgG4 levels, affecting less than 1 in 100,000 people annually.
  • It was recognized as a distinct disease in 2001 and can impact various organs, including its association with Riedel's thyroiditis established in 2010.
  • Riedel's thyroiditis is an exceptionally rare inflammatory thyroid disease with complex diagnosis, and there have been fewer than 300 reported cases globally, including only two in children.

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IgG4-related disease is a rare chronic pathology manifested by lymphoplasmacytic infiltration of one or more organs, the formation of storiform fibrosis, tissue edema, and an increase of IgG4 in the blood. This disease was singled out as an independent nosological unit only in 2001. The incidence is less than 1 in 100,000 people per year. Almost any organ can be affected in IgG4-related disease. The association of Riedel's thyroiditis with IgG4 was established in 2010. Riedel's thyroiditis is an extremely rare inflammatory disease of the thyroid gland, which diagnosis is complicated by an atypical course and the absence of characteristic symptoms. Less than 300 clinical cases of the disease have been described in the world, only two from them were in children. This article presents a clinical case of a 6-year-old boy with Riedel's thyroiditis.

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