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Unusual Presentation of Intractable Ascites and Pleural Effusion as a Sole Manifestation of IgG4 Related Disease: A Case Report

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  • Roy Hershenson
  • Eli Karniel
  • Eyal Robinson
  • Lidiya Maor
  • Leonid Galin
  • Irit Kaye
  • Anna Shoykhet
  • Muhamad Agbaria
  • Ekaterina Muzykovskaia
  • Gideon Charach

    (Department of Internal Medicine B, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel)

Abstract

IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a rare immune-mediated condition associated with fibro-inflammatory lesions. It was first recognized as a distinct disease in 2003 [1,2]. It is a disease of middleaged patients, with a mean age at diagnosis of approximately 60 years old that predominates in men [1].

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  • Roy Hershenson & Eli Karniel & Eyal Robinson & Lidiya Maor & Leonid Galin & Irit Kaye & Anna Shoykhet & Muhamad Agbaria & Ekaterina Muzykovskaia & Gideon Charach, 2023. "Unusual Presentation of Intractable Ascites and Pleural Effusion as a Sole Manifestation of IgG4 Related Disease: A Case Report," Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research, Biomedical Research Network+, LLC, vol. 48(2), pages 39464-39467, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:abf:journl:v:48:y:2023:i:2:p:39464-39467
    DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2023.48.007613
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