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Multisystem IgG4-related disease involving the abdomen and coronary arteries and causing chronic abdominal pain
Nam Ju Lee1, James F Glockner1
1Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Abstract:
IgG4-related disease was originally discovered in patients with autoimmune pancreatitis accompanied by elevated serum IgG4 levels and has subsequently been described in almost every organ system. IgG4-related disease presents with a variety of symptoms according to the organ affected and may be accompanied by serious complications such as organ dysfunction associated with IgG4-positive cell proliferation. We report a case of IgG4-related abdominal disease in a patient who also had involvement of the coronary artery.
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