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ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Report of Two Cases of Pediatric IgG4-Related Lymphadenopathy (IgG4-LAD): IgG4-Related Disease (IgG4-RD) or a Distinct Clinical Pathological Entity?

Mariaclaudia Meli, Marta Arrabito, Lucia Salvatorelli, Rachele Soma, Santiago Presti, Maria Licciardello, Vito Miraglia, Maria Grazia Scuderi, Giuseppe Belfiore, Gaetano Magro and 2 more

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Article in Children (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pediatric orbital IgG4-related disease: A case series.American journal of ophthalmology case reports · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mariaclaudia MeliHematology-Oncology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, G. F. Ingrassia University Hospital of Catania, AOU Policlinico "G. Rodolico-San Marco", 95123 Catania, Italy.
Marta ArrabitoHematology-Oncology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, G. F. Ingrassia University Hospital of Catania, AOU Policlinico "G. Rodolico-San Marco", 95123 Catania, Italy.
Lucia SalvatorelliAnatomic Pathology Unit, University Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies, G. F. Ingrassia University of Catania, AOU Policlinico "G. Rodolico-San Marco", 95123 Catania, Italy.
Rachele SomaHematology-Oncology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, G. F. Ingrassia University Hospital of Catania, AOU Policlinico "G. Rodolico-San Marco", 95123 Catania, Italy.
Santiago PrestiHematology-Oncology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, G. F. Ingrassia University Hospital of Catania, AOU Policlinico "G. Rodolico-San Marco", 95123 Catania, Italy.
Maria LicciardelloHematology-Oncology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, G. F. Ingrassia University Hospital of Catania, AOU Policlinico "G. Rodolico-San Marco", 95123 Catania, Italy.
Vito MiragliaHematology-Oncology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, G. F. Ingrassia University Hospital of Catania, AOU Policlinico "G. Rodolico-San Marco", 95123 Catania, Italy.
Maria Grazia ScuderiPediatric Surgery Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies, G. F. Ingrassia, University of Catania, AOU Policlinico "G. Rodolico-San Marco", 95123 Catania, Italy.
Giuseppe BelfioreUnit of Paediatric Radiology, AOU Policlinico "G. Rodolico-San Marco", 95123 Catania, Italy.
Gaetano MagroAnatomic Pathology Unit, University Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies, G. F. Ingrassia University of Catania, AOU Policlinico "G. Rodolico-San Marco", 95123 Catania, Italy.
Giovanna RussoHematology-Oncology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, G. F. Ingrassia University Hospital of Catania, AOU Policlinico "G. Rodolico-San Marco", 95123 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9369-7473
Andrea Di CataldoHematology-Oncology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, G. F. Ingrassia University Hospital of Catania, AOU Policlinico "G. Rodolico-San Marco", 95123 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4509-3066
University of Catania · ITPoliclinico Universitario di Catania · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a recently discovered immune-mediated fibroinflammatory condition, uncommon in the pediatric population, that could involve multiple organs and induce cancer-like lesions and organ damage. Its main features are multiple injuries in different sites, a dense lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate rich in IgG4 plasma cells, storiform fibrosis, and often high serological concentrations of IgG4. Autoimmune pancreatitis is the most common manifestation, mainly in adults. Two cases of IgG4-RD in children with lymph node localization of disease are reported. Localized or systemic lymph node involvement is common, but lymph node enlargement as the first and only manifestation of IgG4-RD is unusual, and therefore, hard to differentiate from other diseases. IgG4-related lymphadenopathy (IgG4-LAD) is most likely a distinct disease, described as isolated lymphadenopathy, related to the presence of elevated numbers of IgG4-positive plasma cells. Both disorders are likely to be misdiagnosed in children because they are characterized by rare and polymorphic features. IgG4-RD and IgG4-LAD should be considered in the differential diagnosis of disorders characterized by lymphadenopathy of uncertain etiology.

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IgG4lymphadenopathylymph node enlargementnodes

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