Type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis
relapse with liver abscess
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2176-7262.v53i1p81-87Keywords:
Immunoglobulin G, Autoimmune Diseases, Pancreatitis, Cholangitis, Sclerosing, Liver AbscessAbstract
Type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis is a cause of chronic pancreatitis related to the systemic disease known as IgG4-related Sclerosing Disease. Case report: We report the case of a 64-year-old male patient who presented recurrent epigastric pain radiating to the back, associated with jaundice, xerostomia, nausea, and vomiting, since 2014, diagnosed two years later with an unresectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma. The diagnosis was questioned after a few follow-up months without clinical deterioration when it was suggested the possibility of type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis in its pseudotumoral form. The patient was then treated with glucocorticoids, obtaining significant clinical improvement. After two years of follow-up, he returned asymptomatic with images suggestive of sclerosing cholangitis and a large liver abscess. Importance of the issue: The present case denotes the difficulty found in this diagnosis due to clinical and radiological resemblances with pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Besides that, it presents a seldom described disease complication, the liver abscess.
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