Takahiro Kageyama   Takashi Ito   Shigeru Tanaka   Hiroshi Nakajima   
Seminars in Immunopathology Mar 2024
Abstract
The lungs serve as the primary organ for respiration, facilitating the vital exchange of gases with the bloodstream. Given their perpetual exposure to external particulates and pathogens, they possess intricate protective barriers. Cellu...
OBJECTIVES: IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a systemic autoimmune disease with an unknown etiology, affecting single/multiple organ(s). Pathological findings include the infiltration of IgG4-producing plasma cells, obliterative phlebitis, and st...
OBJECTIVES: Anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 (MDA5) antibody-positive dermatomyositis (MDA5-DM) is a subtype of dermatomyositis characterized by frequent interstitial lung disease and reduced muscle involvement. This study aimed to ...
Myocarditis has been reported as a life-threatening complication of adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD), but fulminant myocarditis with AOSD is very rare. We hereby report a case of a 43-year-old female with fulminant myocarditis with AOSD. She had...