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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2013; 19(48): 9490-9494
Published online Dec 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i48.9490
Published online Dec 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i48.9490
IgG4-related autoimmune pancreatitis overlapping with Mikulicz’s disease and lymphadenitis: A case report
Li-Mei Qu, Xiao-Yu Wen, Yong-Fang Liu, Ya-Jun Li, Run-Ping Gao, Department of Hepatic-Biliary-Pancreatic Medicine, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China
Ya-Hui Liu, Department of Hepatic-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China
David R Brigstock, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205, United States
David R Brigstock, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43205, United States
Author contributions: Qu LM, Wen XY, Liu YH, Li YJ performed the majority of the experiments; Liu YH contributed the study design, data collection; Gao RP designed the study and wrote the manuscript; Brigstock DR co-ordinated the study and edited the manuscript; Qu LM and Liu YH contributed equally to the paper.
Supported by National Natural Scientific Foundation, No. 81070370, 81270544 (to Gao RP) and NIH 5R01AA016003 (to Brigstock D)
Correspondence to: Run-Ping Gao, Professor, Department of Hepatic-Biliary-Pancreatic Medicine, First Hospital, Jilin University, 71 Xinmin Avenue, Changchun 130021, Jilin Province, China. gao_runping@yahoo.com
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Received: September 15, 2013
Revised: November 16, 2013
Accepted: December 5, 2013
Published online: December 28, 2013
Revised: November 16, 2013
Accepted: December 5, 2013
Published online: December 28, 2013
Core Tip
Core tip: We report a rare case of a 63-year-old Northeast Chinese man who suffered from IgG4-related disease (RD) which involved the salivary glands, lymph node and pancreas. The patient responded promptly to prednisone therapy. Further identification and characterization of such cases is required to elucidate the prevalence and clinical features of IgG4-RD in China.