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Isolated IgG4-related lung disease: a case report
Jiayuan Pu1, Panpan Gou1, Wanchun Qiu1
1Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
AME Case Reports
|August 13, 2026
Summary
This case report details a patient with IgG4-related lung disease (IgG4-RLD) presenting with pneumonia-like symptoms unresponsive to antibiotics. Diagnosis was confirmed via biopsy and elevated serum IgG4, leading to successful immunosuppressive treatment.
Area of Science:
- Pulmonology
- Immunology
- Pathology
Background:
- Immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a fibroinflammatory condition affecting multiple organs.
- Pulmonary involvement, or IgG4-related lung disease (IgG4-RLD), is an uncommon manifestation.
- This report details a specific case of IgG4-RLD.