Idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis associated with IgG4-positive- plasmacyte infiltrations and idiopathic chronic pancreatitis

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1442-1444

  Miyajima, Norio ^a,b   Koike, Hiroshi ^b   Kawaguchi, Makoto ^b   Zen, Yo ^c   Takahashi, Kota ^a   Hara, Noboru ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b Niigata Rousai Hospital   (Japan)

^c FUKUI KEN SAISEIKAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autoimmune pancreatitis; Idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis; IgG4

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ABNORMALLY HIGH SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATION IN BLOOD; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PLASMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RETROPERITONEAL FIBROSIS;

AGED; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; PANCREATITIS, CHRONIC; PLASMA CELLS; RETROPERITONEAL FIBROSIS;

EID: 33750460280     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: 14422042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2006.01568.x     Document Type: Article

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