Recurrent myelitis and asymptomatic hypophysitis in IgG4-related disease: case-based review

IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a disorder with various clinical manifestations. Central nervous system (CNS) involvement is well recognized, with hypertrophic pachymeningitis and hypophysitis being the most common manifestations. Spinal cord involvement is an extremely rare manifestation. We pres...

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Published in:	Rheumatology international Vol. 40; no. 2; pp. 337 - 343
Main Authors:	Vakrakou, Aigli G., Evangelopoulos, Maria-Eleptheria, Boutzios, Georgios, Tzanetakos, Dimitrios, Tzartos, John, Velonakis, Georgios, Toulas, Panagiotis, Anagnostouli, Maria, Andreadou, Elissavet, Koutsis, Georgios, Stefanis, Leonidas, Fragoulis, George E., Kilidireas, Constantinos
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.02.2020 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Adolescent Asymptomatic Diseases Autoimmune Hypophysitis - diagnostic imaging Autoimmune Hypophysitis - drug therapy Autoimmune Hypophysitis - immunology Autoimmune Hypophysitis - physiopathology Azathioprine - therapeutic use Case Based Review Cervical Vertebrae Female Glucocorticoids - therapeutic use Humans Hypesthesia - physiopathology Immunoglobulin G - immunology Immunoglobulin G4-Related Disease - diagnostic imaging Immunoglobulin G4-Related Disease - drug therapy Immunoglobulin G4-Related Disease - immunology Immunoglobulin G4-Related Disease - physiopathology Immunomodulators Immunosuppressive Agents - therapeutic use Inflammatory diseases Magnetic Resonance Imaging Medicine Medicine & Public Health Myelitis - diagnostic imaging Myelitis - drug therapy Myelitis - immunology Myelitis - physiopathology Paresthesia - physiopathology Pulse Therapy, Drug Recurrence Rheumatology Spinal cord Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) IgG4-related disease Longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis (LETM) Hypophysitis
ISSN:	0172-8172, 1437-160X, 1437-160X
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