Autoimmune pancreatitis and ulcerative colitis: A clinical challenge of a true association
Autoimmune pancreatitis is emerging as a well-defined clinical entity, yet its diagnosis and therapeutic approach still constitute a clinical challenge. Its association to other autoimmune diseases, namely ulcerative colitis, is known although the exact relationship between the two entities is not completely clarified. We present the case of a patient who developed obstructive jaundice with later onset of blood-stained diarrhea, leading to a final diagnosis of autoimmune pancreatitis and ulcerative colitis. We make a brief revision of autoimmune pancreatitis, its relationship with ulcerative colitis and therapeutic approaches of the same, namely the eventual necessity of immunosuppressive therapy.
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Main Authors: | Barreiro,Pedro, Marques,Pedro Pinto, Couto,Gilberto, Serra,David, Chagas,Cristina, Matos,Leopoldo |
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Portuguesa de Gastrenterologia
2013
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Online Access: | http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0872-81782013000100008 |
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