Clinical Case Reports (Jun 2024)

Rituximab and pericardiectomy with waffle procedure in constrictive pericarditis due to IgG4‐related disease: A case report

  • Toshitaka Okabe,
  • Taishi Kawahata,
  • Yui Koyanagi,
  • Yuki Ito,
  • Yuma Gibo,
  • Takeshi Okura,
  • Naoei Isomura,
  • Akihiro Nabuchi,
  • Hiroshi Okuyama,
  • Masahiko Ochiai

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.8924
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 6
pp. n/a – n/a

Abstract

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Key Clinical Message We should consider IgG4‐related disease (IGRD) as one of the potential causes of constrictive pericarditis. In patients with constrictive pericarditis due to IGRD, the combination of surgical treatment and immunosuppressive therapy may be an effective strategy.

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