Successful Treatment of Autoimmune Pancreatitis Complicated with Autoimmune Thrombocytopenia and Interstitial Pneumonia by Prednisolone

Kazuyuki Murase; Takuya Matsunaga; Tsuyoshi Hayashi; Hirotoshi Ishiwatari; Naoko Araki; Satoshi Iyama; Tsutomu Sato; Masayoshi Kobune; Rishu Takimoto; Koji Miyanishi; Toru Miyazaki; Hisami Ikeda; Junji Kato; Yoshiro Niitsu

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.47.0803

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Successful Treatment of Autoimmune Pancreatitis Complicated with Autoimmune Thrombocytopenia and Interstitial Pneumonia by Prednisolone

Kazuyuki Murase, Takuya Matsunaga, Tsuyoshi Hayashi, Hirotoshi Ishiwatari, Naoko Araki, Satoshi Iyama, Tsutomu Sato, Masayoshi Kobune, Rishu Takimoto, Koji Miyanishi, Toru Miyazaki, Hisami Ikeda, Junji Kato, Yoshiro Niitsu

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Kazuyuki Murase
The Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, School of Medicine
Takuya Matsunaga
The Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, School of Medicine
Tsuyoshi Hayashi
The Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, School of Medicine
Hirotoshi Ishiwatari
The Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, School of Medicine
Naoko Araki
The Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, School of Medicine
Satoshi Iyama
The Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, School of Medicine
Tsutomu Sato
The Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, School of Medicine
Masayoshi Kobune
The Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, School of Medicine
Rishu Takimoto
The Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, School of Medicine
Koji Miyanishi
The Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, School of Medicine
Toru Miyazaki
Hokkaido Red Cross Blood Center
Hisami Ikeda
Hokkaido Red Cross Blood Center
Junji Kato
The Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, School of Medicine
Yoshiro Niitsu
The Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, School of Medicine

Keywords: autoimmune pancreatitis, autoimmune thrombocytopenia, interstitial pneumonia, immunoglobulin G4

JOURNAL OPEN ACCESS

2008 Volume 47 Issue 11 Pages 1033-1038

DOI https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.47.0803

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Abstract

We report the second patient diagnosed with autoimmune pancreatitis complicated with autoimmune thrombocytopenia and interstitial pneumonia. The patient was treated with prednisolone and responded favorably. We demonstrated that anti-platelet (PLT) antibody of the patient was IgG4 and that it may react with HLA, not specific antigen, on both pancreas and PLT.

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