title: A Unique Case of Eosinophilic Pancreatitis and Anencephaly in the Fetus of a Type I Diabetic Mother.
abstract: Pancreatic infiltration with eosinophils is an uncommon finding with numerous etiologies. While two rare cases of eosinophilic pancreatitis in infants born to Type I diabetic mothers have been reported once in the English literature and once in the French literature, we present the additional finding of anencephaly in a 34 week old fetus. Although the pancreas was grossly unremarkable, histological inspection demonstrated an eosinophilic infiltrate in the fibrous septae and islets of Langerhans along with hypertrophy and hyperplasia of the pancreatic islets.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, M315, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Elias R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: George
authors.affiliation: Department of Student Affairs, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, BCM368, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Shirali S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Department of Student Affairs, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, BCM368, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Priyanka
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sen
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, M315, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Department of Department of Pathology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA; Conresponding author: Norbert Sule, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA. Email: norbert.sule@roswellpark.org.
authors.forename: Norbert
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sule
keywords: Anencephaly; Diabetic mother; Eosinophilic pancreatitis; Fetus; Neural tube defect; Stillborn; Type 1 diabetes