title: Autoimmune pancreatitis as an initial manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus.
abstract: Abstract We report a case of systemic lupus erythematosus that concomitantly occurred with autoimmune pancreatitis. The clinical manifestations of pancreatitis improved in response to steroid therapy. Although the pathogenesis of autoimmune pancreatitis is still controversial, as is that of systemic lupus erythematosus, the observations in the present case suggest the presence of an autoimmune mechanism underlying autoimmune pancreatitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology and Respiratory Medicine, Kochi Medical School , Nankoku , Japan.
authors.forename: Tsuyako
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Isao
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nishimori
authors.forename: Eiki
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Miyaji
authors.forename: Kaori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Morimoto
authors.forename: Saburo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Onishi
authors.forename: Hirokuni
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Taguchi