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Rheumatology

Immunoglobulin G4-related Sclerosing Syndrome

This month, Peguy Saad, M.D., and Peter Barland, M.D., discuss

CME credit is no longer available for this conference.

Course Authors

Peguy Saad, M.D., and Peter Barland, M.D.

Dr. Saad is Medical Resident at Staten Island University Hospital, New York, and Dr. Barland is Professor of Medicine (emeritus), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY.

Within the past 12 months, Drs. Saad and Barland report no commercial conflicts of interest.

Albert Einstein College of Medicine, CCME staff and interMDnet staff have nothing to disclose.

Release Date: 05/17/2010

 
Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this Cyberounds®, you should be able to:

  • Discuss the pathological reaction associated with IgG4 immunoglobulin production.

  • List the clinical features of IgG4-associated inflammation in various organs including the salivary and lacrimal glands, thyroid gland, the pancreas and the biliary ducts.

  • Manage the clinical features of the IgG4-associated inflammation in the aorta and retroperitoneal tissues.

 

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