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Zdravniški Vestnik, 2007 Background: Autoimmune pancreatitis is a recently described type of pancreatitis of presumed autoimmune etiology. Autoimmune pancreatitis is often misdiagnosed as pancreatic cancer difficult, since their clinical presentations are often similar.
Davorin Dajčman
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Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology, 2014 A 70-year-old man was referred for evaluation of mild epigastric discomfort with tiredness. He had no particular medical history and admitted drinking two glasses of wine a day.
N Vander Maren, Ph Everarts, G Nicaise
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Pancreatic Tuberculosis or Autoimmune Pancreatitis [PDF]
Case Reports in Medicine, 2014 Introduction. Isolated pancreatic and peripancreatic tuberculosis is a challenging diagnosis due to its rarity and variable presentation. Pancreatic tuberculosis can mimic pancreatic carcinoma.
Ayesha Salahuddin, Muhammad Wasif Saif
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Biomedical Papers, 2014 Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is the specific type of chronic pancreatitis due to autoimmune background and mechanism.The main clinical symptoms of AIP are obstructive jaundice and abdominal discomfort. The typical histological findings are lymphocytes and IgG4 plasma cells infiltration, fibrosis and venulitis within pancreatic gland.
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Gastroenterology Report, 2013 Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a rare, heterogeneous, fibroinflammatory disorder of the pancreas. It has gained increasing recognition due to a presentation that can mimic difficult to treat disorders such as pancreatic cancer, cholangiocarcinoma and primary sclerosing cholangitis. In contrast, autoimmune pancreatitis is a benign disease that is very
Ketwaroo, Gyanprakash A., Sheth, Sunil
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American Journal of Gastroenterology, 2018 Over the course of the last 2 decades our knowledge of autoimmune pancreatitis has increased exponentially. In this review, we summarize the clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment of AIP, to better allow general gastroenterologists and primary care providers to consider AIP as a as a rare but important cause of painless obstructive jaundice and
Sajan Jiv Singh, Nagpal +2 more
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Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2011 AbstractThe purpose of this review is to provide a concise view of the existing knowledge of autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) for practicing clinicians. AIP is a rare disease whose recognition and understanding are evolving. It is a type of chronic pancreatitis that often presents as obstructive jaundice, has a distinctive histology, and is exquisitely ...
Aravind, Sugumar, Suresh T, Chari
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Current Gastroenterology Reports, 2005 The list of diseases associated with autoantibodies against tissues, cells, or specific autoantigens is growing, and many organs in the body are known to be affected by autoimmune injury. Until recently, the most well-known pancreatic autoimmune disorder was type 1 diabetes mellitus, where there is selective destruction of beta cells in the islets of ...
Luis P, Lara, Suresh T, Chari
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Etiology of Pancreatitis in Patients at a Tertiary Care Center
Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2023 Objective: To compare etiological frequencies in patients of acute pancreatitis presenting to our setup with international data. Study Design: Cross-sectional study Place and Duration of Study: Department of Gastroenterology, Pakistan Emirates ...
Muhammad Fahd Bin Haider +5 more
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What's in a Name? Classification of Diabetes Mellitus in Veterinary Medicine and Why It Matters [PDF]
, 2016 Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a syndrome caused by various etiologies. The clinical manifestations of DM are not indicative of the cause of the disease, but might be indicative of the stage and severity of the disease process.
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