Table 1.
Case review of IgG4-related disease associated with tuberculosis.
| Author, year | Age, sex | Findings | Organ involvement | TB examination | History of TB infection | Time of TB diagnosis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narang (5) | 64, M | Paravertebral and retroperitoneal soft tissue thickening | Retroperitoneal area | NA | TB contact | 8 years before |
| Colombier (9) | 61, F | Enlarged ascending aorta with a thickened wall | Aorta | Positive enzyme-linked immunospot assay | None | meanwhile |
| Bajema (6) | 68, M | Bilateral lobe fibrosis, left apical masses, and submandibular mass | Lungs, submandibular glands | M. tb was isolated from tissue culture | Pulmonary TB | 50 years before |
| Erlij (10) | 40, M | Pericarditis, lymphadenopathy and aortitis | Pericardium, lymph nodes, aorta | Positive TST test and positive Quantiferon test, but negative baciloscopies | None | meanwhile |
| Imai (7) | 63, F | Swelling in submandibular glands, pancreas, and right kidney | Kidney, submandibular glands, pancreas | Negative PCR, positive QuantiFERON-TB test | Urinary tract TB | 5 years before |
| Suzuki (11) | 68, M | Sialadenitis, interstitial penumonitis | Salivary glands and lungs | M. tb was cultured from the pleural effusion; histologic examination showed epithelioid granuloma | None | meanwhile |
| Kawano (8) | 64, F | Swelling in right lacrimal gland, submandibular glands and lymph nodes | Lacrimal glands, submandibular glands and lymph nodes | Lymph node histology: epitheloid granuloma with multinucleated giant cells and caseation necrosis. Positive TST and QuantiFERON-TB test, but smears, cultures and PCR were negative | Tuberculous lymphadenitis | 3 years before |
TB, tuberculosis; TST, tuberculosis skin test; M. tb, mycobacterium tuberculosis; PCR, polymerase chain reaction; NA, not available.