Miyoshi Takeuchi, Masumi Shojima, Shumei Matsueda, Hiroshi Nagae, Mika Kuroiwa, Aya Fujita, Mitsuhiro Kawano, Dai Inoue, Takahiro Komori, Mai Takeuchi, Koichi Ooshima, Yusuke Kuroki, Ritsuko Katafuchi
We report a case of IgG4-related disease with marked eosinophilia. A 79-year-old woman was admitted due to diarrhea, and weight loss. Cervical lymphadenopathy, bilateral submandibular glands swelling, anemia (Hb8.5g/dl), hypereosinophilia (9,750/μL), and elevated serum creatinine (1.57 mg/dL), pancreatic amylase (191 IU/L), and IgG4 (3,380 mg/dL) were found. Diffusion-weighted image on MRI showed high intensity signals inside of both the pancreas and the kidney. The echogram of submandibular glands revealed cobblestone pattern...
February 26, 2024: Modern rheumatology case reports