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IgG4 ‐related prostatitis: A rare cause of steroid‐responsive obstructive urinary symptoms
Author(s) -
Hart Phil A,
Smyrk Thomas C,
Chari Suresh T
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1442-2042
pISSN - 0919-8172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2012.03194.x
Subject(s) - medicine , prostatitis , genitourinary system , prostate cancer , urinary system , urology , disease , prostate , rare disease , urinary incontinence , cancer
IgG4 ‐related disease is an idiopathic, systemic fibroinflammatory disease that can affect a wide variety of sites, including several in the genitourinary system. We describe a patient with steroid‐responsive urinary symptoms and an abnormal digital rectal exam that were secondary to IgG4 ‐related prostatitis. We discuss the importance of recognizing this condition and differentiating it from prostate cancer, which can present similarly.