Immunoglobulin G4-Related Kidney Disease with Membranous Proliferative Glomerulonephritis Presenting with a Renal Pelvic Mass
- Author:
Jong Tae CHO
1
;
Eun-Kyoung LEE
;
Jai Hyang GO
;
Yong-Moon LEE
;
Hwa Young LEE
;
So Mi KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:3
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine 2021;96(1):48-52
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)-related kidney disease is a chronic immune-mediated fibro-inflammatory disorder characterized by multiple organ infiltration with IgG4-positive plasma cells, storiform fibrosis, and obliterative phlebitis or tumefactive lesions. Previous studies have explored IgG4-related kidney disease, increasing our understanding of its clinical manifestations, and pathological and radiologic findings. However, IgG4-related kidney disease can be misdiagnosed since it mimics malignancies. We report a case of a 77-year-old Korean man diagnosed with IgG4-related kidney disease with membranous proliferative glomerulonephritis, presenting with a renal pelvic mass suspected of being malignant.
