Autoimmune pancreatitis--an uncommon type of chronic pancreatitis.
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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.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Pancreatitis
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Prognosis
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Autoimmune Diseases
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Severity of Illness Index
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Humans
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Male
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Prednisolone
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Chronic Disease
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Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Year:
2004
Type:
Article
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