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rong class="boldFont">IgG4 related diseaserong> (IgG4 RD) was fi
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rted as autoimmune panc
reatitis then it was established as a s
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y rong class="boldFont">high blood level of IgG4rong> and
rong class="boldFont">fibrosis with rich plasmocytes IgG4+rong> in almost all o
rgans.
rong class="boldFont">IgG4 RD is very sensitive to corticosteroid therapyrong>.
IgG4 RD has a high prevalence in eastern countries. Numerous articles on this topic are published and rong class="boldFont">new diagnostic criteriarong> are regularly established. The autoimmune or allergic rong class="boldFont">mechanism of IgG4 RD is still a matter of debaterong>. Interestingly, IgG4 subclass of antibody has anti-inflammatory features.
IgG4 RD is not yet very well characterised in western countries. Whether IgG4 is involved in IgG4 RD, pathophysiology is to be defined. IgG4 RD spontaneously regresses in some cases so rong class="boldFont">indications of treatment are not already well clearrong>.