| Literature DB >> 24806606 |
Vesselin Z Miloushev1, Manuel R Cabrera, Masanori Ichise.
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An 81-year-old woman with history of thyroiditis and a putative diagnosis of retroperitoneal fibrosis presented with abdominal pain, progressive shoulder pain, back pain, and lower extremity weakness. Abdominal and pelvic MRI revealed periaortic inflammation and a left renal mass, which were F-FDG avid on PET/CT. Renal biopsy was compatible with immunogammaglobulin 4 (IgG4)-related disease. Total spine MRI revealed postcontrast meningeal enhancement, correlating with FDG activity. Epidural biopsy showed chronic inflammation and scattered but not abnormal IgG4-positive cells, possibly related to posttreatment changes. This case exemplifies multiorgan involvement in IgG4-related disease.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24806606 DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000000437
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Nucl Med ISSN: 0363-9762 Impact factor: 7.794