July 2026 in “World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews” In this report, an 80-year-old male with elevated serum IgG4 presented with a lesion suggestive of IgG4-related ophthalmic disease, but lack of orbital imaging and biopsy precluded definitive diagnosis, highlighting the necessity of excluding similar conditions before long-term treatment.
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January 2022 in “Modern Rheumatology Case Reports” This case report details a rare instance of simultaneous onset of systemic lupus erythematosus and IgG4-related disease in a 73-year-old woman, where treatment improved symptoms by using high-dose glucocorticoids, hydroxychloroquine, and belimumab.
January 2026 in “Journal of Cutaneous Immunology and Allergy” In this case report, a young Japanese man was diagnosed with scalp IgG4-related disease, which mimicked acne keloidalis nuchae but was identified by histopathology and elevated serum IgG4 levels as a systemic fibroinflammatory disorder, highlighting the importance of differential diagnosis in atypical scarring alopecia.
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May 2011 in “The Journal of Dermatology” This case report describes a possible association between Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease and linear IgA/IgG bullous dermatosis in a 35-year-old Japanese male, though coincidence cannot be ruled out.
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April 2012 in “Muscle & nerve” This letter to the editor documents a case where chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy is associated with alopecia totalis and Sjögren syndrome, but reports no new clinical findings.
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March 2005 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This report describes a case of Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome with manifestations including multiple fibrofolliculomas, acrochordons, and renal oncocytoma.
