title: [Joint swelling, reversible arm paresis, and elevated serum IgG4 in a 55-year-old man].
abstract: Only described in the last 10 years, IgG4-related disease is a fibroinflammatory disorder characterized by tumorous lesions with dense lymphoplasmacytic infiltration by IgG4-positive plasma cells and often elevated concentration of serum IgG4. In this paper, we present a male patient with this disease involving the lymph nodes and possibly the joints and kidneys. Infiltration of lymph node tissue with IgG4-positive plasma cells was demonstrated. The general condition of the patient improved considerably by immunosuppressive therapy.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Erlanger Allee 101, 07740, Jena, Deutschland, christin.windisch@med.uni-jena.de.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Windisch
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Merz
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Winkens
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rüster
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Oelzner
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Neumann
authors.forename: H-J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Gröne
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wolf
mesh_terms: D001168:Arthritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood*; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010291:Paresis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D013577:Syndrome; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents