Pulmonary hyper IgG4 disease

• Published in: הרפואה Vol. 153; no. 10; p. 591
• Main Authors: Fuks, Leonardo, Kramer, Mordechai R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Hebrew
• Published: Israel 01.10.2014
• Subjects: Autoimmune Diseases - immunology; Humans; Immunoglobulin G - immunology; Israel - epidemiology; Lung Diseases - diagnosis; Lung Diseases - epidemiology; Lung Diseases - immunology; Plasma Cells - immunology; Prognosis; Syndrome; Israel

Hyper IgG4 syndrome (HIDI is a multisystem disease characterized by high levels of immunoglobulin IgG4 with possible involvement of the pancreas, lung and lymph nodes as well as other organs. It was first described in connection to autoimmune pancreatitis but since then, it became clear that it can...