This report describes clinical findings of a 28-year old female patient presented with non-healing digit ulcer and Raynaud’s phenomenon. Upon investigation was found to have high eosinophil count alongside hypocomple...This report describes clinical findings of a 28-year old female patient presented with non-healing digit ulcer and Raynaud’s phenomenon. Upon investigation was found to have high eosinophil count alongside hypocomplementemia. This patient was diagnosed with diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis and was started on therapy;her other laboratory findings were attributed to a coinciding helminthic infection. This case suggests the possibility of having two different diagnoses presenting at once causing a clinical dilemma.展开更多
IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a multisystem autoimmune disease that can affect different organs of the body. Commonly, it affects the pancreas, salivary glands and the orbit. It is known that it can be diagnosed w...IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a multisystem autoimmune disease that can affect different organs of the body. Commonly, it affects the pancreas, salivary glands and the orbit. It is known that it can be diagnosed when there is an established correlation between clinical findings, IgG4 level and histopathology. In our case report, we present a case of a 38-year-old male patient who was suffering from uncontrolled asthma for 7 years before diagnosing him with IgG4 related disease confirmed by lacrimal gland biopsy.展开更多
文摘This report describes clinical findings of a 28-year old female patient presented with non-healing digit ulcer and Raynaud’s phenomenon. Upon investigation was found to have high eosinophil count alongside hypocomplementemia. This patient was diagnosed with diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis and was started on therapy;her other laboratory findings were attributed to a coinciding helminthic infection. This case suggests the possibility of having two different diagnoses presenting at once causing a clinical dilemma.
文摘IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a multisystem autoimmune disease that can affect different organs of the body. Commonly, it affects the pancreas, salivary glands and the orbit. It is known that it can be diagnosed when there is an established correlation between clinical findings, IgG4 level and histopathology. In our case report, we present a case of a 38-year-old male patient who was suffering from uncontrolled asthma for 7 years before diagnosing him with IgG4 related disease confirmed by lacrimal gland biopsy.
