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ArticleCureus2023

Incidental Finding of Hepatic Inflammatory Pseudotumor Immunoglobulin G4-Related Disease With Underlying Chronic Hepatitis C.

Malique Delbrune, Nicha Wongjarupong, Elizabeth S Aby, Carlos Iwamoto, Mohamed Hassan

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Article in Cureus, 2023. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Malique DelbruneGastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.
Nicha WongjarupongGastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.
Elizabeth S AbyGastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition/ Transplant Hepatology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.
Carlos IwamotoLaboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.
Mohamed HassanGastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.
University of Minnesota · USUniversity of Minnesota Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a unique immunological disease that can impact multiple organs including a formation of a hepatic inflammatory pseudotumor (IPT). We present a case of a 67-year-old male with a history of chronic viral hepatitis C infection who had an accidental finding on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of a liver arterially enhancing lesion. With an extensive work-up, immunohistochemical stains for immunoglobulin G of the liver lesion was performed and showed markedly increased IgG4-positive plasma cells (> 50/HPF), which was consistent with hepatic inflammatory pseudotumor related to IgG4-RD. The patient was treated with prednisone with a complete resolution of the hepatic lesion. The diagnosis of hepatic IPT and IgG4-RD requires a high degree of clinical suspicion and coordination with a multi-disciplinary team, including pathologists. Early tissue acquisition and staining for IgG4 was essential for the early diagnosis and treatment in this case. We also provide a comprehensive summary of published reports of IgG4-RD presenting with IPT.

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case reportchronic hepatitis c virusgastroenterologyhepatic pseudotumorigg4 -related disease

Identifiers

PMID37750140
PMCPMC10517879
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