IgG4-related periarteritis in the coronary artery and subclinical pericarditis assessed the presence and monitoring of therapy response by PET and CT scan

BMJ Case Rep. 2018 Jun 6:2018:bcr2018225172. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-225172.
No abstract available

Keywords: heart failure; immunology; pericardial disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Arteritis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Arteritis / drug therapy
  • Coronary Artery Disease / diagnostic imaging*
  • Coronary Artery Disease / drug therapy
  • Female
  • Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin G / metabolism*
  • Pericarditis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Pericarditis / drug therapy
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography / methods
  • Prednisolone / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Glucocorticoids
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Prednisolone