Note: This column describes the author’s own experiences with Rituxan. Not everyone will have the same response to treatment. Consult your doctor before starting or stopping a therapy. In preparation for my upcoming Rituxan (rituximab) infusion, I revisited a symptom tracker journal I started four years ago following…
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Nearly one in 10 people with immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) also have at least one co-existing autoimmune disease, according to a real-world study in China. Researchers identified 19 different autoimmune diseases in 85 IgG4-RD patients, most of which developed before or concurrently with the IgG4-RD diagnosis. Even so,…
Measuring a specific type of antibody in the blood called immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4) is proving to be a highly effective tool for doctors to diagnose, assess, and monitor the rare and complex condition known as IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD). A study found that elevated IgG4 levels correlate strongly with multi-organ…
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