title: IgG4-related Mikulicz's disease associated with thyroiditis: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report an unusual case of IgG4-related Mikulicz's disease associated with thyroiditis.
  
  
  METHODS
  We describe a 25-year-old Chinese man who presented with bilateral, painless swellings of the lachrymal glands, parotid glands, and thyroid nodules. The patient underwent left-sided dacryoadenectomy and the diagnosis of IgG4-related Mikulicz's disease was pathologically confirmed. The size of the right-sided lachrymal gland and parotid glands recovered fundamentally after one month of glucocorticoid therapy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  IgG4-related Mikulicz's disease associated with thyroiditis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of bilateral swellings of lachrymal glands, salivary glands, and thyroid nodules. Surgical excision is recommended in order to treat the tumor and to ensure the pathological diagnosis. Glucocorticoid therapy should be considered in association with surgery after removal.
authors.forename: Yujiao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: Kaijun
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jianfeng
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: He
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007765:Lacrimal Apparatus; D008297:Male; D008882:Mikulicz' Disease / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D012469:Salivary Glands; D013966:Thyroiditis / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D007074:Immunoglobulin G