IgG4-Sclerosing Cholangitis in a Pediatric Patient
Rosen D, Thung S, Sheflin-Findling S, Lai J, Rosen A, Arnon R, Chu J. IgG4-Sclerosing Cholangitis in a Pediatric Patient. Seminars In Liver Disease 2015, 35: 089-094. PMID: 25632939, DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1398475.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary sclerosing cholangitisIgG4-SCPediatric patientsSerum IgG4Characteristic pathology findingsBile duct stricturesImmune-mediated processElevated serum IgG4Bile duct wallReversal of diseaseAsymptomatic elevationObliterative phlebitisAbdominal painSclerosing cholangitisDuct stricturesAutoimmune pancreatitisObstructive jaundicePediatric gastroenterologistsPathology findingsExtensive fibrosisLymphoplasmacellular infiltrationLiver enzymesDisease entityAppropriate treatmentPlasma cells