IgG4-positive plasma cells in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener's): A clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical study on 43 granulomatosis with polyangiitis and 20 control cases

Human Pathology

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2432-2437

  Chang, Sing Yun ^a   Keogh, Karina A ^a   Lewis, Jean E ^a   Ryu, Jay H ^a   Cornell, Lynn D ^a   Garrity, James A ^a   Yi, Eunhee S ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Granulomatosis with polyangiitis; IgG4 positive plasma cells; IgG4 related disease; Wegener's granulomatosis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4;

ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; CHALAZION; CHRONIC SINUSITIS; CHRONIC TONSILLITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EYE BIOPSY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE COMPLEX NEPHRITIS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4 RELATED DISEASE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY BIOPSY; LUNG BIOPSY; MICROSCOPIC POLYANGIITIS; NASAL BIOPSY; ORAL BIOPSY; PLASMA CELL; SKIN BIOPSY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

GRANULOMATOSIS WITH POLYANGIITIS; IGG4-POSITIVE PLASMA CELLS; IGG4-RELATED DISEASE; WEGENER'S GRANULOMATOSIS;

BIOPSY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY; LUNG; MALE; MICROSCOPIC POLYANGIITIS; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; PLASMA CELLS; WEGENER GRANULOMATOSIS;

EID: 84885654997     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: 15328392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2013.05.023     Document Type: Article

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