Autoimmune pancreatitis--an uncommon type of chronic pancreatitis

Indian J Gastroenterol. 2004 Sep-Oct;23(5):181-3.

Abstract

Autoimmune pancreatitis is a recently recognized clinical entity characterized by narrow strictured main pancreatic duct on ERCP, diffusely enlarged sausage-shaped pancreas on CT scan and MRI, seropositivity for antinuclear antibodies, hypergammaglobulinemia, and excellent response to steroids. We report a 25-year-old man and a 53-year-old man with this condition.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Autoimmune Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Autoimmune Diseases / drug therapy
  • Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde / methods
  • Chronic Disease
  • Humans
  • India
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pancreatitis / diagnosis*
  • Pancreatitis / drug therapy
  • Pancreatitis / immunology*
  • Prednisolone / therapeutic use
  • Prognosis
  • Rare Diseases
  • Risk Assessment
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Prednisolone