We read with great interest the article by Masamune et al 1 regarding the role of long-term maintenance corticosteroids in patients with autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP).1 AIP is a steroid responsive disorder, which has two distinct entities with overlapping features, classified as type I and type II AIP. While type I AIP is a part of a spectrum of IgG4-related disease with extrapancreatic manifestations, type II is a pancreas-specific disease. The diagnostic criteria, treatment approach and prognosis are different between the …

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自身免疫性胰腺炎患者长期维持糖皮质激素治疗的随机对照试验

我们饶有兴趣地阅读了 Masamune 等人 1 关于长期维持皮质类固醇在自身免疫性胰腺炎 (AIP) 患者中的作用的文章。 1 AIP 是一种类固醇反应性疾病，它有两个具有重叠特征的不同实体，归类为I 型和 II 型 AIP。虽然 I 型 AIP 是具有胰腺外表现的 IgG4 相关疾病谱的一部分，但 II 型是胰腺特异性疾病。诊断标准、治疗方法和预后各不相同……