Autoimmun pankreatitis

Translated title of the contribution: Autoimmune pancreatitis

Eva Fjordside, Srdan Novovic, Palle Nordblad Schmidt, Ida Vind, Erik Feldager Hansen

Abstract

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.

Translated title of the contributionAutoimmune pancreatitis
Original languageDanish
Article numberV04150349
JournalUgeskrift for Laeger
Volume177
Issue number51
Pages (from-to)2-5
Number of pages4
ISSN0041-5782
Publication statusPublished - 14 Dec 2015

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