Extending the spectrum of a chameleon: IgG4-related disease appearing as interstitial nephritis and mimicking anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis

Rheumatology (Oxford). 2015 Oct;54(10):1936-8. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/kev248. Epub 2015 Jul 9.

Authors

Andreas Kronbichler¹, Nadezda Gut², Jochen Zwerina³, Hannes Neuwirt⁴, Michael Rudnicki⁴, Gert Mayer⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine IV (Nephrology and Hypertension), andreas.kronbichler@i-med.ac.at.
² Department of Pathology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck and.
³ Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Osteology at the Hanusch Hospital of WGKK and AUVA Trauma Centre Meidling, 1st Medical Department, Hanusch Hospital, Vienna, Austria.
⁴ Department of Internal Medicine IV (Nephrology and Hypertension).

PMID: 26163289
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kev248

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis / blood
Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis / diagnosis*
Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis / immunology
Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / blood
Biopsy
Creatinine / blood
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Immunoglobulin G / blood*
Kidney / pathology
Kidney / physiopathology
Middle Aged
Nephritis, Interstitial / diagnosis*
Nephritis, Interstitial / drug therapy
Nephritis, Interstitial / immunology*
Peptides, Cyclic / immunology
Rheumatic Diseases / diagnosis*
Rheumatic Diseases / drug therapy
Rheumatic Diseases / immunology*
Steroids / therapeutic use
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic
Immunoglobulin G
Peptides, Cyclic
Steroids
cyclic citrullinated peptide
Creatinine