Successful treatment of autoimmune pancreatitis complicated with autoimmune thrombocytopenia and interstitial pneumonia by prednisolone.
We report the second patient diagnosed with autoimmune pancreatitis complicated with autoimmune thrombocytopenia and interstitial pneumonia. The patient was treated with prednisolone and responded favorably. We demonstrated that anti-platelet (PLT) antibody of the patient was IgG4 and that it may react with HLA, not specific antigen, on both pancreas and PLT.
Murase
Kazuyuki
K
The Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, School of Medicine, Sapporo.
Matsunaga
Takuya
T
Hayashi
Tsuyoshi
T
Ishiwatari
Hirotoshi
H
Araki
Naoko
N
Iyama
Satoshi
S
Sato
Tsutomu
T
Kobune
Masayoshi
M
Takimoto
Rishu
R
Miyanishi
Koji
K
Miyazaki
Toru
T
Ikeda
Hisami
H
Kato
Junji
J
Niitsu
Yoshiro
Y
D000368:Aged; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000276:immunology; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016553:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology
D001323:Autoantibodies; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D011239:Prednisolone