Question 54 (part 2) · LEK · Cross-cutting topics
Autoimmune pancreatitis is characterised by:
- A. abdominal pain, weight loss, no mechanical jaundice, an enlarged pancreas in imaging examinations, good response to treatment with glucocorticoids.
- B. abdominal pain, weight loss or mechanical jaundice, a reduced pancreas size in imaging examinations, good response to treatment with glucocorticoids.
- C. abdominal pain, weight loss or mechanical jaundice, an enlarged pancreas in imaging examinations, good response only to treatment with azathioprine.
- D. abdominal pain, weight loss or mechanical jaundice, an enlarged pancreas in imaging examinations, no response to treatment with glucocorticoids.
- E. abdominal pain, weight loss or mechanical jaundice, an enlarged pancreas in imaging examinations, good response to treatment with glucocorticoids.
Hint
Autoimmune pancreatitis is an IgG4-related disease that mimics pancreatic cancer; think of gland size on imaging and steroid response.
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