Avoidance of allergen exposure may ameliorate IgG4-related disease: A case that improved spontaneously after moving house

International Journal of Rheumatic DiseasesEarly View CORRESPONDENCE Avoidance of allergen exposure may ameliorate IgG4-related disease: A case that improved spontaneously after moving house Satoshi Takanashi, Satoshi Takanashi orcid.org/0000-0002-3607-2140 Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorMitsuhiro Akiyama, Mitsuhiro Akiyama orcid.org/0000-0001-5075-8977 Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorYasushi Kondo, Yasushi Kondo Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorYuko Kaneko, Corresponding Author Yuko Kaneko [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0003-2646-5765 Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan Correspondence Yuko Kaneko, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author Satoshi Takanashi, Satoshi Takanashi orcid.org/0000-0002-3607-2140 Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorMitsuhiro Akiyama, Mitsuhiro Akiyama orcid.org/0000-0001-5075-8977 Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorYasushi Kondo, Yasushi Kondo Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, JapanSearch for more papers by this authorYuko Kaneko, Corresponding Author Yuko Kaneko [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0003-2646-5765 Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan Correspondence Yuko Kaneko, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author First published: 27 August 2023 https://doi.org/10.1111/1756-185X.14892Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat REFERENCES 1Akdis M, Akdis CA. Mechanisms of allergen-specific immunotherapy: multiple suppressor factors at work in immune tolerance to allergens. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2014; 133(3): 621-631. 2Akiyama M, Kaneko Y, Takeuchi T. T follicular helper cells mediate local production of allergen-specific IgE and IgG4. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2022; 150(5): 1045-1047. 3Umehara H, Okazaki K, Kawa S, et al. The 2020 revised comprehensive diagnostic (RCD) criteria for IgG4-RD. Mod Rheumatol. 2021; 31(3): 529-533. 4Carruthers MN, Stone JH, Deshpande V, Khosroshahi A. Development of an IgG4-RD responder index. Int J Rheumatol. 2012; 2012:259408. 5Takanashi S, Kikuchi J, Sasaki T, et al. Lymphadenopathy in IgG4-related disease: a phenotype of severe activity and poor prognosis, with eotaxin-3 as a new biomarker. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2021; 60(2): 967-975. 6Takanashi S, Akiyama M, Furuhashi K, et al. Distinct impact of malignancy and allergy on the clinical and immunological features of IgG4-related disease. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2023. doi:10.55563/clinexprheumatol/7g2na0. Online ahead of print. Early ViewOnline Version of Record before inclusion in an issue ReferencesRelatedInformation