Abstract:IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) currently is considered as a chronic fibroinflammatory immune-mediated multisystemic condition of unidentified etiology, which can imitate a wide range of malignant, infectious, rheumatologic, and other diseases. It can affect almost any organ system in the body synchronously or sequentially, but the most often affected are the pancreas, hepatobiliary tract, periorbital structures, salivary glands, kidneys, and lymph nodes. The most frequent renal manifestations of IgG4-RD is IgG… Show more
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