title: A Case of Constrictive Pericarditis due to Immunoglobulin G4-Related Disease.
abstract: Immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) can involve any organ. The majority of reported cases involve IgG4-RD of the biliary tract or pancreas, while only two cases of pericarditis have been reported. A 58-year-old man visited the outpatient clinic of our institution with a seven-day history of progressive dyspnea. Based on his transthoracic echocardiogram and transesophageal echocardiogram, he was diagnosed with constrictive pericarditis. The histopathology of his pericardiectomy revealed the cause of constrictive pericarditis to be IgG4-RD. Prednisolone (40 mg) was initiated after the pericardiectomy. As the patient's symptoms resolved, he was discharged and followed-up on an outpatient basis. This is the first case report of constrictive pericarditis caused by IgG4-RD in Korea.
authors: Division of Cardiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors: Jiwon
authors: J
authors: Seo
authors: Division of Cardiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors: In Ji
authors: IJ
authors: Song
authors: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors: Sak
authors: S
authors: Lee
authors: Department of Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors: Hyeon Joo
authors: HJ
authors: Jeong
authors: Department of Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors: Hye Min
authors: HM
authors: Kim
authors: Division of Cardiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors: Beom Seok
authors: BS
authors: Koh
authors: Division of Cardiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors: Sung Ha
authors: SH
authors: Park
keywords: Immunoglobulin G; Inflammation; Pericarditis, constrictive