IgG4 related sclerosing disease with multiple organ involvements and response to corticosteroid treatment

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 354-357

  Dhobale, Sudhir ^a   Bedetti, Carlos ^b   Killian, Paul ^b   Ilyas, Mohammad ^c   Liput, Joseph ^d   Jasnosz, Katherine ^e   Giclas, Patricia ^f  

^a Departments of Family Medicine   (United States)

^b Forbes Regional Campus ^*  (United States)

^c WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Renal Endocrine Associates   (United States)

^e ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

C4d; IgG4 sclerosing disease; Tubulointerstinal nephritis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; HYPOCOMPLEMENTEMIA; INTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS; KIDNEY BIOPSY; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG PSEUDOTUMOR; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLEROSIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; AGED; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; KIDNEY; LUNG; LYMPH NODES; MALE; PANCREAS; PANCREATITIS; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70350149562     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RHU.0b013e3181b5d631     Document Type: Article

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