Hoarseness as the presentation of immunoglobulin G4-related disease with vocal cord and mediastinal infiltration

Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2022 May;40 Suppl 134(5):113-115. doi: 10.55563/clinexprheumatol/nk7khl. Epub 2022 Mar 1.

Abstract

Immunoglobulin G4-related disease is a rare fibroinflammatory infiltrative condition with heterogeneous clinical manifestations. We present the case of a 64-year-old man that presented with hoarseness due to vocal cord involvement, a particularly rare manifestation. A large mediastinal mass compressing thoracic large vessels was also identified. The patient was initially treated with glucocorticoids but had relapses during glucocorticoid tapering. Rituximab was started after a careful pre-treatment evaluation of the infectious risk and treatment of comorbidities.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
  • Hoarseness* / drug therapy
  • Hoarseness* / etiology
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin G4-Related Disease* / complications
  • Immunoglobulin G4-Related Disease* / diagnosis
  • Immunoglobulin G4-Related Disease* / drug therapy
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Rituximab / therapeutic use
  • Vocal Cords

Substances

  • Glucocorticoids
  • Rituximab