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Autoimmune pancreatitis risk factors
Introduction
Overview
Overview
There are no established risk factors found to be associated with autoimmune pancreatitis.Patients with systemic autoimmune diseases such as Sjogren syndrome and Primary sclerosing cholangitis may be associated with an increased risk of autoimmune pancreatitis.
Risk Factors
Risk Factors
- There are no established risk factors found to be associated with autoimmune pancreatitis.
- Patients with systemic autoimmune diseases such as Sjogren syndrome and Primary sclerosing cholangitis may be associated with an increased risk of autoimmune pancreatitis.[1][2]
References
References
- ↑ Kamisawa T, Egawa N, Nakajima H (2003). “Autoimmune pancreatitis is a systemic autoimmune disease”. Am. J. Gastroenterol. 98 (12): 2811–2. doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2003.08758.x. PMID 14687846.
- ↑ Stone JH, Zen Y, Deshpande V (2012). “IgG4-related disease”. N. Engl. J. Med. 366 (6): 539–51. doi:10.1056/NEJMra1104650. PMID 22316447.
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