Isolated pulmonary and renal IgG4-related disease: a rare dual-organ presentation diagnosed via video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
Natsumi Yazaki, Yuka Katsurada, Takehiro Okumura, Soichiro Ueda · 2026
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Description
Natsumi Yazaki and colleagues present a 2026 case report of IgG4-related disease found only in the lungs and kidneys. The illness causes inflamed, scar-like growths and often hits many organs at once, so a two-organ case is rare.
A man in his 60s had cough and breathlessness for six months, with scans showing swollen kidneys and lung changes that looked like another lung disease. Blood tests pointed to IgG4 disease, and a surgical lung biopsy confirmed the same process in both organs. Steroid treatment improved his scans and symptoms. The case shows how a biopsy can settle a hard diagnosis.
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| CREATOR | Natsumi Yazaki, Yuka Katsurada, Takehiro Okumura, Soichiro Ueda |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 15884 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |