A case of mikulicz's disease complicated with severe interstitial nephritis associated with IgG4

Clinical and Experimental Nephrology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 367-372

  Aoki, Asuka ^a   Sato, Keitaro ^a   Itabashi, Mitsuyo ^a   Takei, Takashi ^a   Yoshida, Takumi ^a   Arai, Junko ^a   Uchida, Keiko ^a   Tsuchiya, Ken ^a   Nitta, Kosaku ^a  

^a TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

IgG4 related autoimmune disease; Interstitial nephritis; Mikulicz's disease; Steroid therapy

Indexed keywords

GALLIUM 67; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; INTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LACRIMAL GLAND; MIKULICZ DISEASE; SALIVARY GLAND; SCINTIGRAPHY;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; BIOPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; KIDNEY; KIDNEY FUNCTION TESTS; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; MIKULICZ' DISEASE; NEPHRITIS, INTERSTITIAL; PREDNISOLONE; PULSE THERAPY, DRUG; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68749102195     PISSN: 13421751     EISSN: 14377799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10157-008-0127-5     Document Type: Article

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