IgG4 systemic disease

Discussion:

This case illustrates a number of Imaging-specific features highlighted in the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) classification criteria for IgG4-related disease with the abdomen.

Pancreas and biliary tree

  • diffuse pancreatic enlargement (loss of lobulation) usually encompassing >2/3 of the pancreas

  • pancreas (either of the above) and biliary tree involvement (typically proximal biliary tract)

Renal

  • bilateral renal cortex low-density areas

Retroperitoneum

  • diffuse thickening of the abdominal aortic wall

  • circumferential or anterolateral soft tissue around the infrarenal aorta or iliac arteries

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