Immunoglobulin G4-related disease: autoimmune pancreatitis and extrapancreatic manifestations
- Daniel Alvarenga Fernandes
- Ricardo Yoshio Zanetti Kido
- Ricardo Hoelz de Oliveira Barros
- Daniel Lahan Martins
- Thiago José Penachim
- Nelson Marcio Gomes Caserta
Publication date
April 2016
DOI Publisher
Colégio Brasileiro de Radiologia e Diagnóstico por Imagem ISSN
0100-3984 Journal
1678-7099 Citation count (estimate)
2Abstract
Abstract We present a case of immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)-related disease with pancreatic and extrapancreatic involvement, including the biliary and renal systems. Given the importance of imaging methods for the diagnosis of IgG4-related disease and its differentiation from pancreatic adenocarcinoma, we emphasize important abdominal computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging findings related to this recently recognized systemic autoimmune disease
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