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ArticleEuropean journal of case reports in internal medicine2024

A Rare Case of Immunoglobulin G4-Related Disease Presenting With Coronary Artery Pseudotumor And Aneurysm.

Sukrisd Koowattanatianchai, Nichakarn Teawprasert, Sornsupha Limchareon, Yodying Kaolawanich

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Article in European journal of case reports in internal medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sukrisd KoowattanatianchaiDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Burapha University, Chonburi, Thailand.
Nichakarn TeawprasertDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Burapha University, Chonburi, Thailand.
Sornsupha LimchareonDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Burapha University, Chonburi, Thailand.
Yodying KaolawanichDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Burapha University · THMahidol University · TH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is an autoimmune disease characterized by elevated serum IgG4 levels. It has the potential to affect multiple organs. Despite the diverse manifestations of IgG4-RD, the association with coronary artery disease (CAD) remains poorly understood due to limited evidence. We report the case of a 52-year-old male patient who exhibited typical angina upon exertion, accompanied by elevated serum IgG4 levels. Coronary computed tomographic angiography (CCTA) revealed the presence of pseudotumor formations surrounding and aneurysm changes affecting all coronary arteries, consistent with IgG4-RD. The patient was treated with prednisolone and azathioprine, with the possibility of additional rituximab therapy if symptomatology failed to improve. This case sheds light on the rare occurrence of IgG4-RD with coronary artery involvement and underscores the importance of recognizing this unique clinical entity for appropriate management and further research. LEARNING POINTS: Immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a chronic systemic disease characterized by inflammatory fibrosis and high serum IgG4 levels.IgG4-RD can involve the coronary artery, presenting as a coronary aneurysm, and may mimic coronary artery disease.Treatment of IgG4-RD with coronary artery involvement includes corticosteroid therapy, with or without other immunosuppressant, as well as surgical intervention.

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Coronary aneurysmcoronary artery diseaseimmunoglobulin G4-related diseasepseudotumor

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PMID38223278
PMCPMC10783455
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