Suspected Pulmonary Involvement of Autoimmune Pancreatitis

Seungmin Bang; Jeong Youp Park

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Korean J Gastroenterol 2011;58(1):58-60.

Published online: 4 October 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4166/kjg.2011.58.1.58

Suspected Pulmonary Involvement of Autoimmune Pancreatitis

Seungmin Bang, Jeong Youp Park

Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Correspondence to: Jeong Youp Park, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei Institute of Gastroenterology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 250, Seongsan-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752, Korea. Tel: +82-2-2228-1937, Fax: +82-2-2227-7900, E-mail: sensass@yuhs.ac

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Fig. 1.

Abdominal CT and ERCP of autoimmune pancreatitis. (A) Abdominal CT showed diffuse enlargement of the pancreas, peripancreatic infiltration, and dilatation of the common bile duct, compatible with autoimmune pancreatitis. (B) ERCP showed obstruction of the distal common bile duct and diffuse slightly irregular pancreatic duct, compatible with autoimmune pancreatitis.

Fig. 2.

Chest CT of pulmonary involvement of autoimmune pancreatitis. (A) Chest CT showed multifocal consolidation with fibrosis and emphysematous change at both lungs. (B) Chest CT 1 month after azathioprine therapy showed the improvement of consolidation. (C) Chest CT 3 months after azathioprine therapy showed that previously noted consolidation disappeared completely.

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