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- Document type:
- Journal Article
- Author(s):
- Kamisawa, T; Chari, ST; Giday, SA; Kim, MH; Chung, JB; Lee, KT; Werner, J; Bergmann, F; Lerch, MM; Mayerle, J; Pickartz, T; Löhr, M; Schneider, A; Frulloni, L; Webster, GJ; Reddy, DN; Liao, WC; Wang, HP; Okazaki, K; Shimosegawa, T; Kloeppel, G; Go, VL
- Title:
- Clinical profile of autoimmune pancreatitis and its histological subtypes: an international multicenter survey.
- Abstract:
- : The objective of this study was to clarify the clinical and pathophysiological characteristics of autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) and its subtypes (lymphoplasmacytic sclerosing pancreatitis [LPSP] and idiopathic duct-centric pancreatitis [IDCP]) seen around the world.: An international multicenter survey of AIP was conducted in 15 institutes from 8 countries. We compared clinical and pathologic profiles of AIP (n = 731) and the clinical profiles of LPSP (n = 204) and IDCP (n = 64) patients.: Patients with LPSP were approximately 16 years older than IDCP patients. Obstructive jaundice was a more frequent presentation in LPSP versus IDCP (75% vs 47%, P < 0.001), whereas abdominal pain (41% vs 68%, P < 0.001) and acute pancreatitis (5% vs 34%, P < 0.001) were more frequent in IDCP patients. Patients with LPSP were more likely to have diffuse swelling of the pancreas (40% vs 25%, P = 0.037) and elevated serum IgG4 levels (63% vs 23%, P < 0.001) but less likely to be associated with ulcerative colitis (1% vs 16%, P < 0.001). Clinical profiles of non-histologically confirmed AIP from Asia, the United States, and United Kingdom corresponded with that of LPSP, whereas those from Italy and Germany suggested a mixture of LPSP and IDCP.: Autoimmune pancreatitis is seen all around the world, with regional differences in the pathologic and clinical features. Lymphoplasmacytic sclerosing pancreatitis and IDCP have distinct clinical profiles.
- Journal title abbreviation:
- Pancreas
- Year:
- 2011
- Journal volume:
- 40
- Journal issue:
- 6
- Pages contribution:
- 809-14
- Language:
- eng
- Fulltext / DOI:
- doi:10.1097/MPA.0b013e3182258a15
- Pubmed ID:
- http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21747310
- Print-ISSN:
- 0885-3177
- TUM Institution:
- Institut für Allgemeine Pathologie und Pathologische Anatomie
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