A Case of Constrictive Pericarditis due to Immunoglobulin G4-Related Disease.
10.4070/kcj.2015.45.2.161
- Author:
Jiwon SEO
1
;
In Ji SONG
;
Sak LEE
;
Hyeon Joo JEONG
;
Hye Min KIM
;
Beom Seok KOH
;
Sung Ha PARK
Author Information
1. Division of Cardiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. shpark0530@yuhs.ac
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Immunoglobulin G;
Inflammation;
Pericarditis, constrictive
- MeSH:
Ambulatory Care Facilities;
Biliary Tract;
Dyspnea;
Humans;
Immunoglobulin G;
Immunoglobulins*;
Inflammation;
Korea;
Middle Aged;
Outpatients;
Pancreas;
Pericardiectomy;
Pericarditis;
Pericarditis, Constrictive*;
Prednisolone
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
2015;45(2):161-164
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) can involve any organ. The majority of reported cases involve IgG4-RD of the biliary tract or pancreas, while only two cases of pericarditis have been reported. A 58-year-old man visited the outpatient clinic of our institution with a seven-day history of progressive dyspnea. Based on his transthoracic echocardiogram and transesophageal echocardiogram, he was diagnosed with constrictive pericarditis. The histopathology of his pericardiectomy revealed the cause of constrictive pericarditis to be IgG4-RD. Prednisolone (40 mg) was initiated after the pericardiectomy. As the patient's symptoms resolved, he was discharged and followed-up on an outpatient basis. This is the first case report of constrictive pericarditis caused by IgG4-RD in Korea.
