| Literature DB >> 16908897 |
Lucas Rudmik1, Kiril Trpkov, Carla Nash, Susan Kinnear, Vincent Falck, John Dushinski, Elijah Dixon.
Abstract
Autoimmune pancreatitis is a chronic inflammatory disorder that is often misdiagnosed as pancreatic cancer. Since autoimmune pancreatitis is benign and responds to steroid management, it is important to diagnose it to avoid unnecessary surgical intervention. We describe a novel case of IgG4-associated autoimmune pancreatitis presenting with tubulointerstitial nephritis as renal lesions mimicking metastatic tumours but with no change in renal function.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16908897 PMCID: PMC1534099 DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.051668
Source DB: PubMed Journal: CMAJ ISSN: 0820-3946 Impact factor: 8.262