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MODERN RHEUMATOLOGY
Volume 18, Issue 1, Pages 86-90Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1007/s10165-007-0010-3
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Mikulicz's disease; Sjogren's syndrome; Th1/Th2 balance
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Mikulicz's disease (MD) is a unique IgG4-related systemic disease indicated by enlargement of the lachrymal and salivary glands and which differs substantially from Sjogren's syndrome. A male patient with pleural effusion, swelling of the submandibular glands, and swelling of the paraaortic, mediastinal, and pararenal lymph nodes was diagnosed with MD. Analysis of peripheral CD4+ T cells from the patient revealed deviation of the Th1/Th2 balance to Th2. Prednisolone therapy ameliorated the disease and corrected the Th1/Th2 imbalance.
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