| Revista: | Revista médica de Chile |
| Base de datos: | PERIÓDICA |
| Número de sistema: | 000429484 |
| ISSN: | 0034-9887 |
| Autors: | Pinto, Esteban1 Vargas, Cecilia1 Gómez, Patricia1 Durruty, Pilar1 López, Gloria1 |
| Institucions: | 1Universidad de Chile, Hospital Clínico, Santiago de Chile. Chile |
| Any: | 2019 |
| Període: | May |
| Volum: | 147 |
| Número: | 5 |
| Paginació: | 668-672 |
| País: | Chile |
| Idioma: | Español |
| Tipo de documento: | Artículo |
| Enfoque: | Caso clínico |
| Resumen en inglés | Autoimmune pancreatitis is uncommon, responds to steroids and is usually associated with diabetes mellitus. We report a 73 year-old male who, two months after a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, presented with obstructive jaundice and weight loss. Abdominal magnetic resonance imaging was suggestive of an autoimmune pancreatitis and serum IgG4 was 339 mg/dl (normal range 3-201). The patient was treated with prednisone 40 mg/day with a good clinical and laboratory response. During outpatient care, the dose of prednisone was tapered |
| Disciplines | Medicina |
| Paraules clau: | Endocrinología, Inmunología, Diabetes, Pancreatitis autoinmune, Criterios diagnósticos, Prednisona |
| Keyword: | Endocrinology, Immunology, Diabetes, Autoimmune pancreatitis, Diagnostic criteria, Prednisone |
| Text complet: | Texto completo (Ver HTML) |
