Spontaneous Regression of Swollen Submandibular Glands in IgG4-Related Disease

• Published in: Allergy & rhinology (Providence, R.I.) Vol. 10; p. 2152656718816738
• Main Authors: Suzuki, Masanobu, Nakamaru, Yuji, Takagi, Dai, Honma, Aya, Suzuki, Takayoshi, Takakuwa, Emi, Morita, Shinya, Vreugde, Sarah, Homma, Akihiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.01.2019; Sage Publications Ltd; SAGE Publishing
• Subjects: Computed tomography; Exocrine glands; Glands; Immunoglobulin G; Patients; Submandibular gland; volume; IgG4-related disease; spontaneous regression; autoimmune pancreatitis; salivary glands; predictor; submandibular glands; complement; biomarker; Mikulicz disease

Background IgG4-related disease is a new clinical entity frequently associated with swelling of the submandibular glands (SMGs). The long-term outcome of SMG swelling without steroid therapy remains unknown. Objective To examine whether swollen SMGs spontaneously regress without steroid therapy in t...