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Incidence and outcome of lung involvement in IgG 4‐related autoimmune pancreatitis
Author(s) -
Ogoshi Takaaki,
Kido Takashi,
Yatera Kazuhiro,
Oda Keishi,
Nishida Chinatsu,
Yamasaki Kei,
Orihashi Takeshi,
Kawanami Yukiko,
Ishimoto Hiroshi,
Taguchi Masashi,
Harada Masaru,
Mukae Hiroshi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
respirology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.857
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1440-1843
pISSN - 1323-7799
DOI - 10.1111/resp.12599
Subject(s) - medicine , autoimmune pancreatitis , incidence (geometry) , lung , pancreatitis , gastroenterology , immunology , physics , optics
We evaluated the incidence and outcome of lung involvement in 35 patients with autoimmune pancreatitis ( AIP ). Our results indicate that lung involvement is commonly observed in AIP (40%). In addition, corticosteroid treatment improved the lung lesions and appeared to reduce the probability of relapse compared with pancreatic lesions (0% vs 36%). This is the first report to assess the long‐term outcome of lung involvement in AIP (52 ± 33 months).