Yuan Gao1, Ming Zheng2, Li Cui1, Nan Chen1, Yan-Ni Wang1, Yu-Tao Zhan3, Zhen-Gang Wang1. 1. Department of Rheumatology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China. 2. Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China. 3. Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China. yutaozhan@263.net.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The objective of this study is to analyze the relationship between chronic rhino-sinusitis (CRS) and systemic symptoms in patients with IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD). PATIENTS AND METHODS: The patients with IgG4-RD, confirmed by restrict association with clinical and histopathological manifestations between March 2013 and July 2016, were enrolled and followed-up for 1 year at the Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University. The patients were divided into two groups: the case group included IgG4-RD patients with CRS confirmed by clinical and imaging, while the control group included IgG4-RD patients without CRS confirmed by clinical and imaging. Age, gender, clinical manifestations, the percentage of eosinophils in peripheral blood, sedimentation (ESR), C-reaction protein, serum IgE and IgG4 levels, histopathology, and treatment drugs at the baseline and 1 year of follow-up were compared between the two groups. RESULTS: A total of 46 cases met the diagnostic criteria for IgG4-RD. A total of 30 patients (65.2%) had IgG4-RD complicated with CRS, and were aged 49.7 ± 13.4 years, with male:female ratio = 2:1. The disease duration in the case group was longer than that in the control group (3.0 versus 0.8, p = 0.009). The ratio of ocular involvement was higher (86.7 versus 60%, p < 0.001), and allergic manifestations including drug allergy, asthma, and allergic skin were more common (56.5 versus 20%, p = 0.004), with a higher percentage of eosinophils in peripheral blood (8.5 versus 3.3%, p = 0.018) and more sensitive to glucocorticoids (6.0 versus 3.5, p = 0.004) than those in the control group. CONCLUSIONS: CRS in patients with IgG4-RD was closely associated with IgG4-related ocular lesions, which was more prone to allergic manifestations accompanied by raised percentage of eosinophils in peripheral blood. The treatment of patients with IgG4-RD complicated with CRS was more effective than those with IgG4-RD without CRS.
PURPOSE: The objective of this study is to analyze the relationship between chronic rhino-sinusitis (CRS) and systemic symptoms in patients with IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD). PATIENTS AND METHODS: The patients with IgG4-RD, confirmed by restrict association with clinical and histopathological manifestations between March 2013 and July 2016, were enrolled and followed-up for 1 year at the Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University. The patients were divided into two groups: the case group included IgG4-RD patients with CRS confirmed by clinical and imaging, while the control group included IgG4-RD patients without CRS confirmed by clinical and imaging. Age, gender, clinical manifestations, the percentage of eosinophils in peripheral blood, sedimentation (ESR), C-reaction protein, serum IgE and IgG4 levels, histopathology, and treatment drugs at the baseline and 1 year of follow-up were compared between the two groups. RESULTS: A total of 46 cases met the diagnostic criteria for IgG4-RD. A total of 30 patients (65.2%) had IgG4-RD complicated with CRS, and were aged 49.7 ± 13.4 years, with male:female ratio = 2:1. The disease duration in the case group was longer than that in the control group (3.0 versus 0.8, p = 0.009). The ratio of ocular involvement was higher (86.7 versus 60%, p < 0.001), and allergic manifestations including drug allergy, asthma, and allergic skin were more common (56.5 versus 20%, p = 0.004), with a higher percentage of eosinophils in peripheral blood (8.5 versus 3.3%, p = 0.018) and more sensitive to glucocorticoids (6.0 versus 3.5, p = 0.004) than those in the control group. CONCLUSIONS:CRS in patients with IgG4-RD was closely associated with IgG4-related ocular lesions, which was more prone to allergic manifestations accompanied by raised percentage of eosinophils in peripheral blood. The treatment of patients with IgG4-RD complicated with CRS was more effective than those with IgG4-RD without CRS.
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