IgG4-Related Kidney Disease

This book offers a detailed review of the pathological and imaging features, diagnosis and treatment of IgG4-Related Kidney Disease (IgG4-RKD). IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD), which is characterized by an elevated serum IgG4 level and infiltration of systemic organs by IgG4 positive plasma cells, is...

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Other Authors: Saito, Takao (Editor), Stone, John H. (Editor), Nakashima, Hitoshi (Editor), Saeki, Takako (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Tokyo Springer Japan 2016, 2016
Edition:1st ed. 2016
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 27. A Case of Concurrent IgG4-Related Kidney Disease and Lupus Nephritis
  • 15. Other Urogenital Lesions (Testis, Paratesticular Lesion, Bladder, Prostate etc.)
  • 16. Characteristic Distribution of Inflammatory Lesions in IgG4-Related Kidney Disease: Findings from Autopsy Case Series
  • 17. Diagnosis of IgG4-Related Kidney Disease
  • 18. Pathogenesis of IgG4-Related Kidney Disease
  • Part III. Treatment of IgG4-RD and IgG4-RKD
  • 19. Corticosteroid Therapy for IgG4-Related Kidney Disease
  • 20. Targeting the B Cell Lineage in IgG4-Related Disease
  • Part IV. Differential Diagnosis of IgG4-RKD
  • 21. Differential Diagnosis of IgG4-Related Tubulointerstitial Nephritis –An Overview
  • 22. Differential Diagnosis (1): ANCA Associated Vasculitis
  • 23. Differential Diagnosis (2): Castleman Disease
  • 24. Differential Diagnosis (3): Sjögren Syndrome
  • 25. Differential Diagnosis: Lupus Nephritis and IgG4-Related Kidney Disease
  • Part V. Lessons from Cases
  • 26. Multicentric Castleman’s Disease Mimicking IgG4-Related Disease; A Case Report
  • Part I. General Remarks
  • 1. IgG4-Related Disease: History and Overview
  • 2. IgG4-Related Disease: Pathological Features and Differential Diagnosis
  • 3. Potential Pathways in The Pathogenesis of IgG4-Related Disease
  • 4. Does IgG4-Related Disease Have an Autoimmune Basis?
  • 5. Plasmablasts: A Promising Biomarker in IgG4-RD
  • Part II. Features of IgG4-Related Ridney Disease and Associated Conditions
  • 6. Overview of IgG4-Related Kidney Disease
  • 7. IgG4-Related Kidney Disease: Clinical and Laboratory Features
  • 8. Imaging Findings
  • 9. Characteristic Tubulointerstitial Nephritis in IgG4-Related Kidney Disease
  • 10. Electron Microscopic Findings
  • 11. IgG4-RelatedKidney Disease: Pathological Features –Membranous Glomerulonephritis
  • 12. IgG4-RelatedKidney Disease: Pathological Features –Other Glomerular Disease
  • 13. IgG4-Related kKidney Diseases and Conditions: Renal Pelvic and Ureteral Diseases
  • 14. Retroperitoneal Fibrosis/Periaortitis and Hydronephrosis