Does the Intensity of IGG4 Immunostaining Have a Correlation with the Clinical Presentation of Riedel’s Thyroiditis?

• Published in: Case reports in endocrinology Vol. 2018; no. 2018; pp. 1 - 4
• Main Authors: Dedivitis, Rogério Aparecido, Uehara, T. M., Andrade, N. M. M., Tavares, M. R., Simões, C. A., Cernea, C. R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01.01.2018; Hindawi; Hindawi Limited; Wiley
• Subjects: Airway management; Case Report; Case reports; Deglutition disorders; Diagnosis; Disease; Dysphagia; Dyspnea; Fibrosis; Glucocorticoids; Hypothyroidism; Immunoglobulin G; Immunoglobulins; Immunohistochemistry; Medical schools; Ostomy; Pathology; Patients; Prednisolone; Surgery; Thyroid diseases; Thyroid gland; Thyroiditis; Tracheotomy

Riedel’s thyroiditis (RT) represents one type of IgG4-related thyroid disease (IgG4RTD) and the diagnosis involves quantitative immunohistochemistry showing dense lymphoplasmacellular inflammatory infiltrate consisting of IgG4-positive plasma cells with storiform fibrosis and obliterative phlebitis....