ACR Meeting Abstracts
Abstract Number: 138 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018
Kazuhiko Higashioka1, Masahiro Ayano1, Yasutaka Kimoto2, Hiroki Mitoma1, Mitsuteru Akahoshi1, Yojiro Arinobu1, Koichi Akashi1, Takahiko Horiuchi3 and Hiroaki Niro4, 1Department of Medicine and Biosystemic Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, 2Department of Internal Medicine, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, Oita, Japan, 3Department of Internal Medicine, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, Beppu, Japan, 4Department of Medical Education, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan
Background/Purpose: IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a novel disease entity characterized by the infiltration of IgG4-secreting plasmablasts (PBs) and the generation of germinal centers in various…