title: [Autoimmune pancreatitis].
abstract: Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a rare inflammatory disease. AIP has characteristic histology, serology and imaging findings. Two types of AIP exist, type 1, which is a part of the systemic immunoglobulin G4-related disease, and type 2, which is only localized to the pancreas. Patients with type 1 are predominantly older men, have involvement of other organs and more often experience relapse than patients with type 2. Both types respond well to steroid treatment. The most important differential diagnose is pancreatic cancer.
authors.affiliation: eva.lund.fjordside@regionh.dk.
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fjordside
authors.forename: Srdan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Novovic
authors.forename: Palle Nordblad
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: Ida
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vind
authors.forename: Erik Feldager
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Hansen
mesh_terms: D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D007074:Immunoglobulin G