autoimmune pancreatitis/アルブミン

Ménétrier's disease is an extremely rare disease of unknown etiology causing gastric mucosal hypertrophy and protein-losing gastropathy. Rare cases of this condition have been reported in patients with autoimmune diseases. However, to the best of our knowledge, Ménétrier's disease associated with

OBJECTIVE In patients with autoimmune pancreatitis, radiological, serological and pancreatic functional abnormalities usually improve with steroid therapy. However, no studies have specifically focused on digestion and absorption in such patients. This study aims to investigate digestion and

OBJECTIVE Although patients with autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) tend to have concurrent diverse disorders, very few studies have focused on diabetes mellitus (DM) coexisting with AIP. METHODS In total 102 AIP patients with DM were divided into three groups. Those with DM before the onset of AIP were

A 72-year-old male with liver dysfunction and an increase in serum total protein/albumin (TP/Alb) ratio was referred to our hospital. There was a marked increase in serum immunoglobulin (Ig) G4 level (IgG/IgG4: 3,485/2,860 mg/dl). Diagnostic imaging did not reveal any enlargement of the pancreas or

Quantifying myocardial T1 values has been useful for detecting and characterizing fibrotic appearance in myocardial infarction, focal scars, and non-ischemic cardiomyopathies. Since pancreatic exocrine function decreases with chronic pancreatic fibrosis advancement, this study examined the