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Multimodality Diagnosis of Mesenteric Ischemia
Published on: July 21, 2023
A case of IgG4-related mesenteritis
Erika Mori1, Terumi Kamisawa2, Taku Tabata1
1Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital, 3-18-22 Honkomagome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8677, Japan.
IgG4-related disease, a fibroinflammatory condition, was diagnosed in a patient presenting with a mesenteric mass. The condition later manifested as retroperitoneal fibrosis, responding well to steroid therapy.
Area of Science:
- Gastroenterology
- Pathology
- Immunology
Background:
- IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a newly identified fibroinflammatory condition affecting multiple organs.
- It is characterized by fibrosis and infiltration of IgG4-positive plasma cells.
- Sclerosing mesenteritis is one manifestation of IgG4-RD.
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