An Evasive Liver Mass in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Positive Patient
IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is an autoimmune syndrome that is characterized by elevated levels of serum IgG4 and infiltration of various tissue types by IgG4 immunoreactive plasma cells. The IgG4-RD can result in systemic disease and the formation of inflammatory mass lesions, frequently addressed as pseudotumors. While IgG4-RD can manifest in various organs, liver involvement is rare, and because it is an immune-mediated inflammatory process, it is uncommon in patients who are immunocompromised. Furthermore, despite IgG4-RD responding well to immunosuppressive treatment, cases of spontaneous remission are exceedingly rare in the literature. In this report, we present the unique case of a self-resolving IgG4-RD lesion of the liver in a HIV positive patient.
Authors
- James M. Crawford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8581-1093)
- Arvind Rishi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0968-7617)
- Sanjaya K. Satapathy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0153-2829)
- Sohil Khurana
- Reanay Berezovskiy
- Stefani Morscher
- Joshua Kern
Institutions
- Northwell Health (US)
- New York Institute of Technology (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ACG Case Reports Journal
- Published
- 2024-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000001481
- Primary Topic
- IgG4-Related and Inflammatory Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00