IgG4-related prostatitis: A rare cause of steroid-responsive obstructive urinary symptoms
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IgG4-related prostatitis progressed from localized IgG4-related lymphadenopathy.
Immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a recently described inflammatory disease involving multiple organs. Prostate involvement with IgG4-RD is very rare. In this report, we describe a case of IgG4-related prostatitis progressed from localized IgG4-related lymphadenopathy. This patient was present with urine retention symptoms. MRI and CT examination revealed the prostatic enlargement ...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Urology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0919-8172
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2012.03194.x