Autoimmune pancreatitis
| Authors | |
|---|---|
| Year of publication | 2008 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Best practice and research |
| MU Faculty or unit | |
| Citation | |
| Field | Other specializations of internal medicine |
| Keywords | Chronic pancreatitis-autoimmunity-antibodies-immunoglobulins-ultrasonography-pancreatic biopsy- steroids |
| Description | Autoimmune pancreatitis is a form of chronic pancreatitis. The disease is characterised with clinical, serological, histomorphological and imaging features. Autoimmune pancreatitis is frequently connected with other autoimmune diseases. In the therapy the steroids are indicated. Long-term prognosis of this disease is still unclear. |