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MODERN RHEUMATOLOGY
Vol.14 No.4 |
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Autoimmune pancreatitis as an initial manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus |
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| Tsuyako Saito1 , Isao Nishimori1 , Eiki Miyaji2, Kaori Morimoto2, Saburo Onishi2 and Hirokuni Taguchi1 |
(1) Department of Hematology and Respiratory Medicine, Kochi Medical School, Nankoku, Japan
(2) Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kochi Medical School, Oko-cho, Nankoku, 783-8505, Japan
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Received: 15 August 2003 Accepted: 23 March 2004 |
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| We report a case of systemic lupus erythematosus that concomitantly occurred with autoimmune pancreatitis. The clinical manifestations of pancreatitis improved in response to steroid therapy. Although the pathogenesis of autoimmune pancreatitis is still controversial, as is that of systemic lupus erythematosus, the observations in the present case suggest the presence of an autoimmune mechanism underlying autoimmune pancreatitis |
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| Key words |
| Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) - Sjogren's syn-drome (SjS) - Steroid pulse therapy - Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) |
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