Autoimmune pancreatitis

Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a rare inflammatory disease. AIP has characteristic histology, serology and imaging findings. Two types of AIP exist, type 1, which is a part of the systemic immunoglobulin G4-related disease, and type 2, which is only localized to the pancreas. Patients with type 1...

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Published inUgeskrift for læger Vol. 177; no. 51; p. V04150349
Main Authors Fjordside, Eva, Novovic, Srdan, Schmidt, Palle Nordblad, Vind, Ida, Hansen, Erik Feldager
Format Journal Article
LanguageDanish
Published Denmark 14.12.2015
Subjects
Autoimmune Diseases - diagnosis
Autoimmune Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Autoimmune Diseases - drug therapy
Diagnosis, Differential
Glucocorticoids - therapeutic use
Humans
Immunoglobulin G - blood
Pancreatic Neoplasms - diagnosis
Pancreatitis - diagnosis
Pancreatitis - diagnostic imaging
Pancreatitis - drug therapy
Rare Diseases - diagnosis
Rare Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Rare Diseases - drug therapy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a rare inflammatory disease. AIP has characteristic histology, serology and imaging findings. Two types of AIP exist, type 1, which is a part of the systemic immunoglobulin G4-related disease, and type 2, which is only localized to the pancreas. Patients with type 1 are predominantly older men, have involvement of other organs and more often experience relapse than patients with type 2. Both types respond well to steroid treatment. The most important differential diagnose is pancreatic cancer.
ISSN:1603-6824