IgG4-Related Disease Causing Facial and Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Palsies: A Case Report

Immunoglobulin G4-Related Disease (IgG4-RD) is a systemic fibro-inflammatory disorder. It can affect many different organs and tissues including salivary glands, orbits, retroperitoneum and many others. Neurological involvement by IgG4-RD is rare and its early diagnosis is important to avoid permane...

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Published inJournal of clinical and diagnostic research Vol. 13; no. 3; pp. OD13 - OD15
Main Authors Farahani, Marjan Rahimi, Alesaeidi, Samira, Hosseini, Mohammad Mehdi Eshagh, Nozarian, Zohreh, Yazdani, Nasrin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 01.03.2019
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facial weakness
fibro-inflammatory disorder
hoarseness
multifocal fibrosclerosis
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ISSN2249-782X
0973-709X
DOI10.7860/JCDR/2019/36608.12710

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Summary:Immunoglobulin G4-Related Disease (IgG4-RD) is a systemic fibro-inflammatory disorder. It can affect many different organs and tissues including salivary glands, orbits, retroperitoneum and many others. Neurological involvement by IgG4-RD is rare and its early diagnosis is important to avoid permanent organ dysfunction and disability. The effects of medications have not been evaluated adequately and need to focus on. So, in this article we present a rare case of IgG4-RD with parotid mass and facial and recurrent laryngeal nerve palsies which was successfully treated with rituximab and oral prednisolone.
ISSN:2249-782X
0973-709X
DOI:10.7860/JCDR/2019/36608.12710