TY - JOUR AU - Deng, Xuexue AU - Fang, Ronghua AU - Zhang, Jianshu AU - Li, Rongqiong PY - 2018 DA - 2018/09/04 TI - Multivisceral IgG4-related disease presenting as recurrent massive gastrointestinal bleeding: a case report and literature review JO - BMC Gastroenterology SP - 136 VL - 18 IS - 1 AB - IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a newly recognized autoimmune systemic disorder characterized by elevated levels of serum IgG4 and abundant infiltration of IgG4-positive plasmacytes in the affected organs. The liver, biliary system and pancreas are the most commonly affected organs. However, involvement of the digestive tract is very rare. To date, only a few cases of isolated gastric IgG4-RD have been reported. SN - 1471-230X UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-018-0867-y DO - 10.1186/s12876-018-0867-y ID - Deng2018 ER -