IgG4-related systemic sclerosing disease - An emerging and under-diagnosed condition

Histopathology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 373-383

  Bateman, Adrian C ^a   Deheragoda, Maesha G ^b  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autoimmune; IgG4; Pancreatitis; Sclerosing; Systemic

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; STEROID;

ALCOHOLIC PANCREATITIS; AUTOIMMUNE PANCREATITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4 RELATED SYSTEMIC SCLEROSING DISEASE; PANCREAS BIOPSY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLASMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PANCREAS; PANCREATITIS; PLASMA CELLS; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC;

EID: 70349912074     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: 13652559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2008.03217.x     Document Type: Review

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