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.
The Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, School of Medicine, Sapporo.
Kazuyuki
K
Murase
Takuya
T
Matsunaga
Tsuyoshi
T
Hayashi
Hirotoshi
H
Ishiwatari
Naoko
N
Araki
Satoshi
S
Iyama
Tsutomu
T
Sato
Masayoshi
M
Kobune
Rishu
R
Takimoto
Koji
K
Miyanishi
Toru
T
Miyazaki
Hisami
H
Ikeda
Junji
J
Kato
Yoshiro
Y
Niitsu
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