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Biliary Involvement in Type 2 Autoimmune Pancreatitis.

Journal: Case Reports In Gastroenterology
Published: December 27, 2018
Abstract

Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a rare condition classified in 2 subtypes. Their distinction relies on a combination of clinical, serological, morphological and histological features. Type 1 is a pancreatic manifestation of IgG4-related disease characterized by multiorgan infiltration by IgG4 plasmocytes. In this condition, hepatobiliary infiltration is frequent and often mimics cholangiocarcinoma or primary sclerosing cholangitis. On the other hand, type 2 is commonly limited to the pancreas. Herein, we describe the case of a patient who presented a type 2 AIP associated with cholangiopathy, a condition not described in the established criteria. He first developed a pancreatitis identified as type 2 by the typical histopathological features and lack of IgG4 in the serum and tissue. Despite a good clinical response to steroids, cholestasis persisted, identified by MR cholangiography as a stricture of the left hepatic duct with dilatation of the intrahepatic bile duct in segments 2 and 3. Biliary cytology was negative. Evolution was favorable but after steroid tapering a few months later, the patient suffered from recurrence of the pancreatitis as well as progression of biliary attempt, suspicious for cholangiocarcinoma. As the investigations again ruled out neoplastic infiltration or primary sclerosing cholangitis, azathioprine was initiated with resolution of both pancreatic and biliary attempts.

Authors
Diana Ollo, Sylvain Terraz, Gregoire Arnoux, Giacomo Puppa, Jean-louis Frossard, Philippe Bichard
Relevant Conditions

Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer), IgG4-Related Disease, Cholangitis, Sclerosing Cholangitis, Cholestasis, Hereditary Pancreatitis

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