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ArticleRevista medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social2024

[Immunoglobulin G4 disease with pancreatic affectation: the mimicker of malignancy].

Karen Paola Rodríguez-Arellano, Melisa Alejandra Muñoz-Hernández, Marco Antonio Camacho-Rodríguez

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Article in Revista medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Karen Paola Rodríguez-ArellanoInstituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Hospital de Especialidades No. 71, Departamento de Medicina Interna. Torreón, Coahuila, México.ORCID 0009-0005-6225-5062
Melisa Alejandra Muñoz-HernándezInstituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Hospital de Especialidades No. 71, Dirección de Educación e Investigación en Salud. Torreón, Coahuila, México.ORCID 0000-0002-3187-6537
Marco Antonio Camacho-RodríguezInstituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Hospital de Especialidades No. 71, Departamento de Medicina Interna. Torreón, Coahuila, México.ORCID 0000-0002-7237-0532

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Abstract

Background: mmunoglobulin G subclass 4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is characterized by elevated serum IgG4 levels and tissue infiltration by IgG4-positive plasma cells. It has a varied clinical presentation, and definitive diagnosis requires rigorous clinicopathological correlation. Clinical case: 47-year-old male patient with a history of weight loss of 35 kg over 2 years, accompanied by the presence of pulmonary nodules and alterations in pancreatic morphology detected by imaging, which was assessed as a probable pancreatic neoplasm; however, IgG4-RD was suspected during the approach, which is why serum IgG4 levels and a biopsy of the submandibular gland were requested, fulfilling the diagnostic criteria, consequently starting treatment with rituximab with an adequate response. Conclusion: IgG4-RD is a rare disease that many times is not considered as a differential diagnosis, leading to diagnostic delays.

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Immunoglobulin G4-Related DiseasePancreatic NeoplasmsDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansMaleMiddle AgedImmunoglobulin G4-Related DiseaseMultiple Pulmonary NodulesWeight Loss

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