IgG4-related prostatitis: A rare cause of steroid-responsive obstructive urinary symptoms

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 132-134

  Hart, Phil A ^a   Smyrk, Thomas C ^a   Chari, Suresh T ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoimmune pancreatitis; IgG4 related disease; Prostatitis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; PREDNISONE; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE PANCREATITIS; CANCER SCREENING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BIOPSY; GOUT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NOCTURIA; OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE; PANCREAS DISEASE; PANCREAS RESECTION; PHLEBITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE BIOPSY; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATITIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; STEROID THERAPY; URINARY TRACT OBSTRUCTION;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDNISONE; PROSTATITIS;

EID: 84871932819     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: 14422042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2012.03194.x     Document Type: Article

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