IgG4-related sialadenitis: IgG4 is helpful, but biopsies are still crucial

IgG4-related disease is rare, but a frequent differential diagnosis for malignant and for autoimmune diseases. Li and colleagues report the largest cohort of patients with IgG4-related sialadenitis. The observations reveal that the most important diagnostic step is obtaining biopsies. In addition, t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Witte, Torsten, Schulze-Koops, Hendrik
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4704542/