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ArticleJournal of radiology case reports2022

IgG4-Related Disease: A Constellation of Abdominal Manifestations.

Kapil Wattamwar, Justin Holder

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Article in Journal of radiology case reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kapil WattamwarDepartment of Radiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA.
Justin HolderDepartment of Radiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA.
Montefiore Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

IgG4-related disease is an autoimmune condition that results in inflammation and fibrosis throughout multiple organ systems. This disease is rare; however, it can mimic many more prevalent conditions clinically and thus should be included in their differential diagnoses. Although autoimmune pancreatitis is the most common abdominal manifestation, the disease can afflict the hepatobiliary, vascular and renal systems as well. We present a case of a 78-year-old male with symptoms of chronic fatigue and weight loss. Imaging was performed with the expectation of revealing a malignancy, although the features of IgG4-related disease involving multiple organs were detected instead. Serology confirmed the diagnosis. It is imperative to diagnose IgG4-related disease early as it has a different treatment and favorable prognosis compared to many malignancies.

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Autoimmune DiseasesImmunoglobulin G4-Related DiseasePancreatitisAgedDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansImmunoglobulin GMaleImmunoglobulin GabdomenautoimmuneCTIgG4-related diseaseMRI

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PMID35586357
PMCPMC9063821
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