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Case Reports
. 2024 Jan 15;7(1):125-126.
doi: 10.31662/jmaj.2023-0138. Epub 2023 Nov 16.

Immunoglobulin G4-related Parotitis

Moe Watanabe  1 , Shunichiro Hanai  1 , Ryosuke Ito  1 , Daiki Nakagomi  1
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Case Reports

Immunoglobulin G4-related Parotitis

Moe Watanabe et al. JMA J. .
No abstract available

Keywords: differential diagnosis; glucocorticoid; immunoglobulin G4; malignant tumor; parotid gland; tissue biopsy.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Changes in parotid gland swelling and histopathological findings over time. Bilateral parotid gland swelling before glucocorticoid treatment (a). On histopathological examination of the parotid gland biopsy specimen, a lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate with fibrosis (b) and immunoglobulin G4-positive cells (c) is seen. Swelling was alleviated after 10 days of glucocorticoid administration (d).
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