Autoimmune Chronic Pancreatitis Relapsing Despite the Maintenance Dose of Steroid
The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
;
: 163-167, 2005.
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em Inglês
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| ID: wpr-19455
ABSTRACT
Autoimmune chronic pancreatitis is a disease characterized by diffuse swelling of the pancreas, irregular narrowing of the main pancreatic duct and elevated levels of serum IgG, and lymphoplasmacytic infiltration is observed on histologic examination. Steroid therapy can dramatically reverse the clinical symptoms and the histologic and radiologic findings. It is known that recurrence is very rare after successful steroid treatment. Furthermore, there have not yet been any reports about a case that relapsed during maintenance therapy with low dose steroid. We experienced a rare case of autoimmune chronic pancreatitis that relapsed despite maintenance therapy with low-dose steroid, and the patient again responded to high-dose steroid.
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Assunto principal:
Pancreatite
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Recidiva
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Doenças Autoimunes
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Prednisolona
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Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X
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Doença Crônica
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Administração Oral
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Seguimentos
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Colangiopancreatografia Retrógrada Endoscópica
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Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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