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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

Overview

The majority of patients with [disease name] are asymptomatic.

OR

The hallmark of [disease name] is [finding]. A positive history of [finding 1] and [finding 2] is suggestive of [disease name]. The most common symptoms of [disease name] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3]. Common symptoms of [disease] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3]. Less common symptoms of [disease name] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3].

History and Symptoms

  • The majority of patients with [disease name] are asymptomatic.

OR

  • The hallmark of [disease name] is [finding]. A positive history of [finding 1] and [finding 2] is suggestive of [disease name]. The most common symptoms of [disease name] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3].
  • Symptoms of [disease name] include [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3]. 

History

Patients with [disease name]] may have a positive history of:

  • [History finding 1]
  • [History finding 2]
  • [History finding 3]

Common Symptoms

Common symptoms of autoimmune pancreatitis include:

Less Common Symptoms

Less common symptoms of autoimmune pancreatitis include

  • Peripancreatic vascular complications.[3]
  • [Symptom 2]
  • [Symptom 3]

Extra-pancreatic involvement depending upon the various stages of autoimmune pancreatitis:

Autoimmune pancreatitis can present in a variety of ways depending upon the stage of involvement.[7][4][3][8][9][10][11][12][5]

Organ/System Disease/manifestation
Bile ducts IgG4-associated cholangitis
Salivary gland Chronic sclerosing sialadenitis (Küttner's tumor)
Mikulicz's disease (IgG4-related plasmacytic exocrinopathy)
Chest Patchy ground glass, nodular, and consolidative lung opacities
Mediastinal fibrosis, adenopathy
Retroperitoneum Chronic periaortitis
  • Idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis
Kidneys Tubulointerstitial nephritis
Orbits IgG4-associated pseudolymphoma
Inflammatory bowel disease Ulcerative colitis

References

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  2. Varadarajulu S, Cotton PB (2003). "Autoimmune pancreatitis: is it relevant in the west?". Gastroenterology. 125 (5): 1557. PMID 14628814.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Raina A, Yadav D, Krasinskas AM, McGrath KM, Khalid A, Sanders M, Whitcomb DC, Slivka A (2009). "Evaluation and management of autoimmune pancreatitis: experience at a large US center". Am. J. Gastroenterol. 104 (9): 2295–306. doi:10.1038/ajg.2009.325. PMID 19532132.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Ghazale A, Chari ST, Zhang L, Smyrk TC, Takahashi N, Levy MJ, Topazian MD, Clain JE, Pearson RK, Petersen BT, Vege SS, Lindor K, Farnell MB (2008). "Immunoglobulin G4-associated cholangitis: clinical profile and response to therapy". Gastroenterology. 134 (3): 706–15. doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2007.12.009. PMID 18222442.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Church NI, Pereira SP, Deheragoda MG, Sandanayake N, Amin Z, Lees WR, Gillams A, Rodriguez-Justo M, Novelli M, Seward EW, Hatfield AR, Webster GJ (2007). "Autoimmune pancreatitis: clinical and radiological features and objective response to steroid therapy in a UK series". Am. J. Gastroenterol. 102 (11): 2417–25. doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01531.x. PMID 17894845.
  6. Sahani DV, Kalva SP, Farrell J, Maher MM, Saini S, Mueller PR, Lauwers GY, Fernandez CD, Warshaw AL, Simeone JF (2004). "Autoimmune pancreatitis: imaging features". Radiology. 233 (2): 345–52. doi:10.1148/radiol.2332031436. PMID 15459324.
  7. Hirano K, Shiratori Y, Komatsu Y, Yamamoto N, Sasahira N, Toda N, Isayama H, Tada M, Tsujino T, Nakata R, Kawase T, Katamoto T, Kawabe T, Omata M (2003). "Involvement of the biliary system in autoimmune pancreatitis: a follow-up study". Clin. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. 1 (6): 453–64. PMID 15017645.
  8. Tabata M, Kitayama J, Kanemoto H, Fukasawa T, Goto H, Taniwaka K (2003). "Autoimmune pancreatitis presenting as a mass in the head of the pancreas: a diagnosis to differentiate from cancer". Am Surg. 69 (5): 363–6. PMID 12769204.
  9. Erkelens GW, Vleggaar FP, Lesterhuis W, van Buuren HR, van der Werf SD (1999). "Sclerosing pancreato-cholangitis responsive to steroid therapy". Lancet. 354 (9172): 43–4. PMID 10406367.
  10. Kojima E, Kimura K, Noda Y, Kobayashi G, Itoh K, Fujita N (2003). "Autoimmune pancreatitis and multiple bile duct strictures treated effectively with steroid". J. Gastroenterol. 38 (6): 603–7. PMID 12856677.
  11. Horiuchi A, Kaneko T, Yamamura N, Nagata A, Nakamura T, Akamatsu T, Mukawa K, Kawa S, Kiyosawa K (1996). "Autoimmune chronic pancreatitis simulating pancreatic lymphoma". Am. J. Gastroenterol. 91 (12): 2607–9. PMID 8946997.
  12. Hamano H, Kawa S, Uehara T, Ochi Y, Takayama M, Komatsu K, Muraki T, Umino J, Kiyosawa K, Miyagawa S (2005). "Immunoglobulin G4-related lymphoplasmacytic sclerosing cholangitis that mimics infiltrating hilar cholangiocarcinoma: part of a spectrum of autoimmune pancreatitis?". Gastrointest. Endosc. 62 (1): 152–7. PMID 15990840.

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