Autoimmune pancreatitis as an initial manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus

Abstract We report a case of systemic lupus erythematosus that concomitantly occurred with autoimmune pancreatitis. The clinical manifestations of pancreatitis improved in response to steroid therapy. Although the pathogenesis of autoimmune pancreatitis is still controversial, as is that of systemic...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Modern rheumatology 2004-09, Vol.14 (4), p.309-313
Main Authors: Saito, Tsuyako, Nishimori, Isao, Miyaji, Eiki, Morimoto, Kaori, Onishi, Saburo, Taguchi, Hirokuni
Format: Article
Language:English
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Abstract We report a case of systemic lupus erythematosus that concomitantly occurred with autoimmune pancreatitis. The clinical manifestations of pancreatitis improved in response to steroid therapy. Although the pathogenesis of autoimmune pancreatitis is still controversial, as is that of systemic lupus erythematosus, the observations in the present case suggest the presence of an autoimmune mechanism underlying autoimmune pancreatitis.
ISSN:1439-7595
1439-7609
DOI:10.3109/s10165-004-0315-4