Resumen de Diabetes mellitus asociada a pancreatitis autoinmune: Caso clínico
Esteban Pinto K., Cecilia Vargas R., Patricia Gómez G., Pilar Durruty A., Gloria López S.
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.
