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ArticleUpsala journal of medical sciences2021

Localized IgG4-related disease manifested on the tongue: a case report.

Helya Hashemi, Andreas Thor, Erik Hellbacher, Marie Carlson, Miklós Gulyás, Lena Blomstrand

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Article in Upsala journal of medical sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Helya HashemiDepartment of Surgical Sciences, Plastic & Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Andreas ThorDepartment of Surgical Sciences, Plastic & Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Erik HellbacherDepartment of Medical Sciences, Section of Rheumatology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Marie CarlsonDepartment of Medical Sciences, Gastroenterology Research Group, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Miklós GulyásDivision of Pathology, Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Lena BlomstrandDepartment of Surgical Sciences, Plastic & Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Uppsala University · SE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is an immune-mediated fibroinflammatory condition that can affect multiple organs. IgG4-RD may show a variety of initial symptoms. In the oral mucosa, lesions present as inflammatory fibrosis with a large number of IgG4-positive plasma cells. Evaluating treatment is a well-known problem in IgG4-RD due to the absence of an established assessment system. There are difficulties in defining the severity of the disease, which is why treatment is primarily based on its clinical manifestations. We present a case report of localized IgG4-RD with ulcerative and proliferative manifestations on the tongue, which clinically mimicked oral squamous cell carcinoma. A tumor-like lesion on the tongue can indicate something else other than the malignant or reactive changes commonly found in the oral mucosa. Multiple differential diagnoses of these atypical oral lesions, including localized IgG4-RD, should be considered.

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Carcinoma, Squamous CellImmunoglobulin G4-Related DiseaseMouth NeoplasmsHumansPlasma CellsTonguedifferential diagnosishistopathologyIgG4-related diseaselocalizedmonoclonal antibodyoral lesionRituximabtongue

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PMID34349889
PMCPMC8276348
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