Type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP), a type of IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) involving the pancreas, can look different depending on the levels of immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4), a study found. People with normal IgG4 levels typically had more limited damage in the pancreas and some issues outside it, the researchers found.
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Living with IgG4-related disease can be overwhelming at times because of its unpredictable nature. Some fellow patients and I often joke about having to spin the wheel of IgG4-RD symptoms when we wake up in the morning, to see what we’ll have to face that day. Jokes aside, the…
Eye problems, inflammation in the brain’s pituitary gland, and thickening of the membranes around the brain and spinal cord are the most common neurological complications seen with immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD), a review study reports. Neurological problems in IgG4-RD can usually be managed with standard treatments, though researchers emphasized…
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