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. 2012 May 27;2012:232960. doi: 10.1155/2012/232960

Table 2.

Spectrum of diagnoses associated with high serum IgG4 Levels (n = 158).

Diagnosis No. of patients (%)
IgG4-related disease 29 (18.4)
 Definite 10
 Probable 0
 Possible 19
Respiratory diseases 32 (20.3)
 Bronchiectasis 11
 Chronic rhinosinusitis 7
 Asthma 4
 Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis 3
 Sarcoidosis 2
 Other respiratory diseases* 5
Biliary tract diseases 26 (16.5)
 Primary sclerosing cholangitis 17
 Cholangiocarcinoma 6
 Biliary stricture or stone 3
Pancreatic diseases 19 (12.0)
 Pancreatitis, not IgG4 related 10
 Pancreatic cancer 6
 Other pancreatic diseases 3
Cirrhosis and other liver diseases 9 (5.7)
Vasculitis 9 (5.7)
 Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener's) 5
 The Churg-Strauss syndrome 3
 Polyarteritis nodosa 1
Atopic dermatitis 1 (0.6)
Miscellaneous diseases 4 (2.5)
No specific diagnosis 29 (18.4)

*Other respiratory diseases (5 patients) included chronic pleuritis, emphysema, fibrosing mediastinitis, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, and recurrent pneumonias, respectively.

Other pancreatic diseases (3 patients) included intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm, pancreatic cyst, and pancreatic insufficiency, respectively.

Miscellaneous diseases (4 patients) included lactose intolerance, neurofibromatosis, polymyositis, and psoriasis, respectively.