LetterCase Report
IgG4-related Disease in a Patient With Ankylosing Spondylitis: Clues to Common Immunopathogenesis
Sophie Wojcik, Robert D. Inman and Akihiro Nakamura
The Journal of Rheumatology September 2021, jrheum.201552; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.201552
Sophie Wojcik
Toronto Western Hospital, and Spondylitis Program, University Health Network; Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; Department of Immunology, University of Toronto; Division of Genetics and Development, Krembil Research Institute; Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Address correspondence to Dr. S. Wojcik, Jewish General Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, 3755 Ch de la Cote-Ste-Catherine, Montreal, QC H3T 1E2, Canada. Email: sophie.wojcik@mcgill.ca. Or Dr. R.D. Inman, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, 399 Bathurst Street, 1E423, Toronto, ON M5T 2S8, Canada. Email: robert.inman@uhn.on.ca.
Robert D. Inman
Toronto Western Hospital, and Spondylitis Program, University Health Network; Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; Department of Immunology, University of Toronto; Division of Genetics and Development, Krembil Research Institute; Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Address correspondence to Dr. S. Wojcik, Jewish General Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, 3755 Ch de la Cote-Ste-Catherine, Montreal, QC H3T 1E2, Canada. Email: sophie.wojcik@mcgill.ca. Or Dr. R.D. Inman, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, 399 Bathurst Street, 1E423, Toronto, ON M5T 2S8, Canada. Email: robert.inman@uhn.on.ca.
Akihiro Nakamura
Toronto Western Hospital, and Spondylitis Program, University Health Network; Department of Medicine, University of Toronto; Department of Immunology, University of Toronto; Division of Genetics and Development, Krembil Research Institute; Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Address correspondence to Dr. S. Wojcik, Jewish General Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, 3755 Ch de la Cote-Ste-Catherine, Montreal, QC H3T 1E2, Canada. Email: sophie.wojcik@mcgill.ca. Or Dr. R.D. Inman, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, 399 Bathurst Street, 1E423, Toronto, ON M5T 2S8, Canada. Email: robert.inman@uhn.on.ca.
Abstract
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is an inflammatory arthritis predominantly affecting the spine. IgG4-related disease (IgG4RD) rarely affects patients with other rheumatic diseases. We describe a report of IgG4RD developing in a patient with AS.
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The Journal of Rheumatology
Vol. 51, Issue 3
1 Mar 2024
IgG4-related Disease in a Patient With Ankylosing Spondylitis: Clues to Common Immunopathogenesis
Sophie Wojcik, Robert D. Inman, Akihiro Nakamura
The Journal of Rheumatology Sep 2021, jrheum.201552; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.201552