RESEARCH ARTICLE
IgG4-Related Lung Disease Associated with Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Frank Schneider1, *, Kristen L. Veraldi2, Marc C. Levesque2, Thomas V. Colby3, Eunhee S. Yi4
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2016Volume: 10
First Page: 33
Last Page: 38
Publisher ID: TORJ-10-33
DOI: 10.2174/1874312901610010033
Article History:
Received Date: 28/10/2015Revision Received Date: 11/12/2015
Acceptance Date: 15/12/2015
Electronic publication date: 17/3/2016
Collection year: 2016
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Abstract
We report a case of immunoglobulin(Ig)G4-related disease with the radiologic and histopathological manifestations resembling usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP). The patient was a 62-year-old man who presented with progressive dyspnea of insidious onset. High resolution computed tomography of the chest showed lower-lobe predominant peripheral reticulation and traction bronchiectasis but no honeycomb change. Microscopic examination of the surgical lung biopsy showed characteristic features of UIP including architectural distortion by fibrosis with peripheral and paraseptal accentuation, scattered fibroblast foci and microscopic honeycomb change. In addition there were prominent multifocal lymphoplasmacytic infiltrates with a marked increase of IgG4-positive plasma cells (79 per high power field in hot spots) and high IgG4/IgG ratio (up to 67%). The serum IgG4 level was elevated at 760 mg/dl (reference range 9-89), with normal levels for the other IgG subclasses and negative serologic markers for autoimmune diseases. The patient’s symptoms improved significantly with oral corticosteroid treatment.
