Diabetes mellitus asociada a pancreatitis autoinmune: Caso clínico

• Autores: Esteban Pinto K., Cecilia Vargas R., Patricia Gómez G., Pilar Durruty A., Gloria López S.
• Localización: Revista Médica de Chile, ISSN-e 0034-9887, Vol. 147, Nº. 5, 2019, págs. 668-672
• Idioma: español
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  • Autoimmune pancreatitis associated with diabetes mellitus. Report of one case
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  • 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.