Autoimmune pancreatitis with multiorgan involvement. A case of pericardial involvement.
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چکیده
CONTEXT Autoimmune pancreatitis is increasingly being diagnosed as a multiorgan disorder and a small group of patient present a diagnostic and management dilemma. CASE REPORT We report a complicated case of autoimmune pancreatitis with multiorgan involvement. This is the first reported case of pericardial involvement and agrees with other authors that autoimmune pancreatitis is a multisystem disorder predominantly affecting the pancreas. CONCLUSION In such cases more intensive immunosuppressive therapy may be necessary to get better control of the disease as is apparent from this case.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- JOP : Journal of the pancreas
دوره 10 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009