1. IgG4-related disease with possible myocardial involvement.
- Author
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López Vivancos J, Sanchez Sitges L, Herranz Perez X, Leal Bohorquez N, Simonetti S, and García Cors M
- Subjects
- Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Cardiomyopathies etiology, Immunoglobulin G4-Related Disease complications
- Abstract
IgG4-related disease is characterized by mass lesions, a dense lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate with immunohistochemical positivity for IgG4, storiform fibrosis and, frequently, elevated serum IgG4 levels. It can be multisystemic; however, myocardial involvement, which is objectively determined by imaging tests, has not been described in the medical literature. We report the case of a man with IgG4-related disease with possible myocardial involvement, detected by cardiac magnetic resonance. This raises the question of a differential diagnosis with other diseases such as sarcoidosis and Fabry disease, the differential diagnosis of which is of great importance due to its therapeutic impact., (Copyright © 2017 Elsevier España, S.L.U. and Sociedad Española de Reumatología y Colegio Mexicano de Reumatología. All rights reserved.)
- Published
- 2019
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