IgG4-related systemic disease and lymphoplasmacytic aortitis

Volume: 60, Issue: 10, Pages: 3139 - 3145
Published: Oct 1, 2009
Abstract
We describe herein a patient who developed a dissection of the ascending aorta in the setting of IgG4-related systemic disease, linking IgG4-related systemic disease with a newly-recognized subset of noninfectious aortitis. At the time of aortic surgery, a transmural lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate was detected in the patient's aorta, with a principal focus of inflammation within the media. Immunohistochemical studies demonstrated that >50% of the...
Paper Details
Title
IgG4-related systemic disease and lymphoplasmacytic aortitis
Published Date
Oct 1, 2009
Volume
60
Issue
10
Pages
3139 - 3145
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