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Type 2 autoimmune pancreatitis associated with severe ulcerative colitis: Three case reports |
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| Authors: | Mark Ghali Karen Bensted David B Williams Simon Ghaly |
| Affiliation: | Mark Ghali, Karen Bensted, David B Williams, Simon Ghaly, Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst 2010, NSW, AustraliaMark Ghali, David B Williams, Simon Ghaly, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of New South Wales, Sydney 1466, NSW, Australia |
| Abstract: | BACKGROUNDType two autoimmune pancreatitis is a rare and difficult to diagnose, steroid responsive non-IgG4 inflammatory pancreatopathy that can be associated with inflammatory bowel disease. CASE SUMMARYThis case series describes three cases with varied clinical presentations and re-presentations of autoimmune pancreatitis, and all associated with an aggressive course of ulcerative colitis. The pancreatopathy was independent of bowel disease activity and developed in one case following colectomy. CONCLUSIONClinician awareness about this condition is important to allow early diagnosis, treatment and avoid unnecessary pancreatic surgery. |
| Keywords: | Autoimmune pancreatitis Inflammatory bowel disease Ulcerative colitis Colectomy Case report |
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