title: Cervical lymph nodes, thyroiditis and ophthalmopathy: the pleomorphic face of an immunoglobulin g4-related disease.
abstract: We report a case of immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) presenting with a clinical course suggestive of fibrosing thyroiditis and endocrine ophthalmopathy associated with enlarged cervical lymph nodes. This clinical presentation should prompt a search for associated systemic disorders, including an IgG4-RD. The clue to the exact diagnosis of the underlying disease is histological examination showing an IgG4 plasmatocytic infiltrate in the inflammatory organs involved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ghys
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Depierreux
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, CHU Brugmann, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Elçin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ozalp
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Brigitte
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Velkeniers
keywords: Graves’-like orbitopathy; Immunoglobulin G4-related disease; Thyroiditis