Autoimmune pancreatitis: a case report
Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases. 2014; 6 (1): 42-46
in English
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ABSTRACT
Autoimmune pancreatitis is a fibro-inflammatory form of chronic pancreatitis. It is diagnosed by the combination of imaging studies such as a CT scan and pancreatography, laboratory analyses that include IgG4 and/or autoantibodies, histopathological evaluations and positive response to corticosteroid therapy. We report the case of a 41-year-old female with a history of jaundice and increasing abdominal pain for two weeks prior to her clinic visit. Laboratory results were significant for an increase in alkaline phosphatase [ALP] and erythrocyte sedimentation rate [ESR]. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography [MRCP] confirmed areas of stenosis and dilatation in the pancreatic duct and in the intra- and extra-hepatic bile ducts similar to primary sclerosant cholangitis. Laboratory analyses showed increased levels of IgG4 with the presence of antinuclear antibodies.
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Autoimmune Diseases
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Blood Sedimentation
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Immunoglobulin G
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Cholangitis, Sclerosing
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Abdominal Pain
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Cholangiopancreatography, Magnetic Resonance
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Alkaline Phosphatase
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Jaundice
Type of study:
Case report
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Middle East J. Dig. Dis.
Year:
2014
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