Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5869268 | Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care | 2015 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a chronic progressive autoimmune disease. Solely lung involved IgG4-RD is extremely rare. Herein, we reported a case of IgG4-related disease as mimicking tuberculosis. A 52-year-old male patient was admitted due to cough and hemoptysis for two months and fever for 1 month. The pre-admission diagnosis in another hospital was secondary pulmonary tuberculosis, but the quadruple anti-tuberculosis therapy was ineffective and the disease condition continued to deteriorate. The percutaneous lung biopsy was carried out after admission and the pathological diagnosis was IgG4-related disease. The patient's disease condition was improved following hormonal therapy.
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Authors
Hongyi MD, Haitao MMed, Yongbing PhD, Ruichao MD, Pinhua MD, Chengping MD,