A case of incidentally detected IgG4-related sclerosing disease involving inflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysm and autoimmune pancreatitis

Modern Rheumatology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 306-310

  Matsuki, Yasunori ^a   Sato, Kimiya ^a   Fujikawa, Akira ^a   Kyoto, Yukishige ^a   Hashimoto, Hiroshi ^a   Hakozaki, Yukiya ^a  

^a Japan Self Defense Force Central Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Corticosteroid; Multifocal fibrosclerosis; Retroperitoneal fibrosis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INCIDENTAL FINDING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROPERITONEAL FIBROSIS;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATITIS, CHRONIC; RETROPERITONEAL FIBROSIS;

EID: 77956627060     PISSN: 14397595     EISSN: 14397609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10165-010-0272-z     Document Type: Article

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