Diagnostic difficulties and remission criteria of autoimmune pancreatitis

Abstract

The paper describes a clinical case in a 56-year-old female patient who has been suffering from chronic autoimmune pancreatitis, chronic recurrent cholangitis for 3 years. It demonstrates diagnostic difficulties at the early stage of the disease, the specific features of its course, the sequence of treatment in the patient, and problems in choosing a therapy option to achieve a remission.

Keywords

• autoimmune pancreatitis
• cholangitis
• remission
• steroid therapy
• azathioprine