Urological manifestations of the disease related to immunoglobulin G4.

Autor: Carrillo-Córdova LD; Department of Urology, Hospital General de México Dr. Eduardo Liceaga. Mexico City. Mexico., Carrillo-Córdova CA; Department of Urology, Hospital General de México Dr. Eduardo Liceaga. Mexico City. Mexico., Vitar-Sandoval J; Department of Urology, Hospital General de México Dr. Eduardo Liceaga. Mexico City. Mexico., Jaspersen-Álvarez J; Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Mexico City. Mexico., Villena-López EL; Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Ángeles del Pedregal. Mexico City. Mexico., Carrillo-Esper R; Critical Areas Division CENIAQ, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación. Mexico City. Mexico.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Cirugia y cirujanos [Cir Cir] 2019; Vol. 86 (1), pp. 57-64.
DOI: 10.24875/CIRUE.M18000009
Abstrakt: Immunoglobulin G4 related disease (IgG4-RD) is a fibro-inflammatory disease of unknown etiology, characterized by lesions in the form of tumors, elevated serum IgG4 levels, plasma cells with significant IgG4 infiltration, accompanied by phlebitis obliterans and fibrosis. This disease usually has multiorgan disease, including pancreas, biliary tract, salivary glands, peri orbital tissues, kidneys, lungs, lymph nodes and retro peritoneum. IgG4-RD mainly affects men with a predominance of age by young adults until old age. The clinical manifestations of IgG4-RD, depend mainly on the organs affected and the response to steroids. His forecast is not yet clear. Within the affected urogenital organs can be observed kidney, retroperitoneum, ureter, bladder, urachus, testis/epididymis, paratesticular region, prostate and urethra.
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Databáze: MEDLINE