Urological manifestations of the disease related to immunoglobulin G4.

Immunoglobulin G4 related disease (IgG4-RD) is a fibro-inflammatory disease of unknown etiology, characterized by lesions in the form of tumors, elevated serum IgG4 levels, plasma cells with significant IgG4 infiltration, accompanied by phlebitis obliterans and fibrosis. This disease usually has multiorgan disease, including pancreas, biliary tract, salivary glands, peri orbital tissues, kidneys, lungs, lymph nodes and retro peritoneum. IgG4-RD mainly affects men with a predominance of age by young adults until old age. The clinical manifestations of IgG4-RD, depend mainly on the organs affected and the response to steroids. His forecast is not yet clear. Within the affected urogenital organs can be observed kidney, retroperitoneum, ureter, bladder, urachus, testis/epididymis, paratesticular region, prostate and urethra.