Immunoglobulin G4‐related sclerosing oesophagitis in a 9‐year‐old girl.

Authors :: Bienfait, Lucie
Nagy, Nathalie
El Moussaoui, Imad
Lingier, Pierre
El Nakadi, Issam
Demetter, Pieter
Verset, Laurine
Source :: Histopathology. Jul2018, Vol. 73 Issue 1, p173-174. 2p. 2 Color Photographs.
Publication Year :: 2018
Abstract: The article presents a case study of a 9-year-old girl with progressive dysphagia, thoracic pain and weight loss. Topics discussed include biopsy of the oesophageal mass revealing fibrous tissue with numerous plasmocytes; Barium swallow confirmed the circumferential narrowing of the oesophagus; and treatment of Immunoglobulin (IgG4)-related disease with corticosteroids and immunomodulators.