A case of immunogammaglobulin 4-related disease

Clin Nucl Med. 2014 Jun;39(6):537-9. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000000437.

Abstract

An 81-year-old woman with history of thyroiditis and a putative diagnosis of retroperitoneal fibrosis presented with abdominal pain, progressive shoulder pain, back pain, and lower extremity weakness. Abdominal and pelvic MRI revealed periaortic inflammation and a left renal mass, which were F-FDG avid on PET/CT. Renal biopsy was compatible with immunogammaglobulin 4 (IgG4)-related disease. Total spine MRI revealed postcontrast meningeal enhancement, correlating with FDG activity. Epidural biopsy showed chronic inflammation and scattered but not abnormal IgG4-positive cells, possibly related to posttreatment changes. This case exemplifies multiorgan involvement in IgG4-related disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immune System Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Immunoglobulin G / immunology*
  • Kidney / diagnostic imaging
  • Kidney / pathology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Spine / diagnostic imaging
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Immunoglobulin G