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ArticleJournal of medical case reports2024

Sinonasal immunoglobulin G4-related disease: a case report of an atypical and rare entity.

Faiq I Gorial, Nabaa Ihsan Awadh, Shahlaa B Ali, Sazan Abdulwahab Mirza, Murtadha Hussein Abbas

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  1. Immunoglobulin G4 Related Disease in the Paranasal Sinus: A Rare and Emerging Entity.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2025
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Faiq I GorialDepartment of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.
Nabaa Ihsan AwadhDepartment of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Baghdad Teaching Hospital, Baghdad Medical City, Baghdad, Iraq. dr.nabaaihsan@yahoo.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7634-0146
Shahlaa B AliDepartment of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Al-Imamain Al-Kadhimain Medical City, Alkarkh Health Directorate, Baghdad, Iraq.
Sazan Abdulwahab MirzaDepartment of Pathology and Forensic Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.
Murtadha Hussein AbbasDepartment of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Baghdad Teaching Hospital, Baghdad Medical City, Baghdad, Iraq.

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Abstract

backgroundImmunoglobulin G4-related disease is marked by extensive inflammation and fibrosis of an unknown autoimmune component, with an overall incidence ranging from 0.78 to 1.39 per 10 CASE PRESENTATION: This report describes a 25-year-old Iraqi female who has been suffering from symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis for 8 years. Despite undergoing several surgeries, there has been no improvement in her symptoms. A tissue biopsy that revealed dense lymphoplasmocytosis with noticeable plasma cell infiltration, storiform fibrosis, and obliterative angitis, along with positive immunohistochemical staining for Immunoglobulin G4 plasma cells, finally confirmed the diagnosis of sinonasal immunoglobulin G4-related disease. The patient responded well to oral prednisolone and methotrexate treatments.

conclusionsThe main objective of the current report is to raise awareness among physicians about the significance of promptly identifying and diagnosing this rarity, thus preventing the adverse consequences linked to delayed diagnosis and treatment initiation.

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Immunoglobulin G4-Related DiseasePrednisoloneSinusitisAdultBiopsyChronic DiseaseFemaleHumansMethotrexateRhinitisTreatment OutcomeMethotrexatePrednisoloneChronic rhinosinusitisEpistaxisImmunoglobulin G4-related diseaseSinonasal immunoglobulin G4-related disease

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