title: [Painless jaundice: a clear case?].
abstract: A 44-year-old male patient presented with suddenly occurring first time painless jaundice. The patient history included whitish colored stools but no fever or weight loss. Imaging diagnostics and blood analysis revealed a strong suspicion of pancreatic disease. Histological examination showed dense plasma and lymphocellular infiltration and areas of fibrosis of the pancreatic parenchyma and confirmed the diagnosis of autoimmune pancreatitis which was successfully treated with immunosuppressive drugs.
authors: Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt a.M., Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Thorsten.Burkhard@kgu.de
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authors: Burkhard
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authors: Peveling-Oberhag
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authors: Vogl
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D041781:Jaundice, Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*