[Bronchiolitis with IgG4-positive plasma cell infiltration in a patient with bronchial asthma]

Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi. 2010 Apr;48(4):317-21.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 49-year-old-man was admitted to our hospital because of cough, wheezing, and dyspnea. Chest CT showed bilateral bronchocentric nodules and increased bronchial thickness. And he was given a diagnosis of bronchial asthma. However, another small airway disease, such as diffuse panbronchiolitis (DPB) was also suspected, and surgical lung biopsy was performed. The biopsy specimens showed a prominent peribronchial lymphoplasmacytic and eosinophilic infiltration with IgG4-positive plasma cells. IgG4-positive plasma cells may play a role in the pathogenesis of bronchiolar diseases associated with allergic airway inflammation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Asthma / complications*
  • Bronchiolitis / complications
  • Bronchiolitis / immunology*
  • Bronchiolitis / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin G / immunology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Plasma Cells / immunology
  • Plasma Cells / pathology*

Substances

  • Immunoglobulin G