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ReviewBMC pulmonary medicine2025

IgG4-related lung disease mimicking COPD: case report and review.

Zaman Talha, PeiLiang Wu, Abdulkadir Ali Abdi Mohamed, Chengshui Chen

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Review in BMC pulmonary medicine, 2025. 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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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Zaman TalhaDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Interventional Pulmonology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325000, China.
PeiLiang WuDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Interventional Pulmonology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325000, China.
Abdulkadir Ali Abdi MohamedDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Interventional Pulmonology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325000, China.
Chengshui ChenDepartment of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Interventional Pulmonology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325000, China. chenchengshui@wmu.edu.cn.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

IgG4-RD is a systemic fibroinflammatory condition with a wide range of clinical presentations, including involvement of the respiratory system. While respiratory manifestations are common, IgG4-RD can mimic more prevalent pulmonary conditions, such as asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), making diagnosis particularly challenging. In this case report, we describe a patient whose initial symptoms were consistent with COPD, but further investigation revealed that IgG4-RD was the underlying cause. This case highlights the importance of considering IgG4-RD in the differential diagnosis of atypical or treatment-resistant COPD-like presentations to avoid misdiagnosis and ensure timely, appropriate management.

Indexed as

Immunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin G4-Related DiseaseLung DiseasesPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansTomography, X-Ray ComputedImmunoglobulin GBiopsy limitationsCOPDIgG4-Related disease

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PMID40615976
PMCPMC12232152

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