IgG4-related disease is a multifaceted, systemic fibroinflammatory condition that can affect virtually any organ, with autoimmune pancreatitis representing one of its most well‐characterised ...

Although elevated serum IgG4 levels have been linked ... Inflammatory bowel disease is frequently associated with autoimmune pancreatitis. In one series, 9 of 53 patients (17%) with autoimmune ...

“Defined about 30 years ago, autoimmune pancreatitis [AIP] remains ... linked to immunoglobulin G4–related disease (IgG4-RD), and type 2 AIP, primarily associated with inflammatory bowel ...

More information: Akane Hara et al, A positive cytokine/chemokine feedback loop establishes plasmacytoid dendritic ...

“For the first time, we have a drug that is not only approved for IgG4-related disease, but works best in the GI manifestations of the disease, including autoimmune pancreatitis and immune ...

“IgG4-related disease can mimic other autoimmune disorders or other inflammatory diseases, such as autoimmune pancreatitis and vasculitis, and symptoms vary widely from person to person based on ...

An imbalance in specific antibodies can be a sign of autoimmune disease. High levels of IgG4, a particular type of antibody, can lead to widespread organ damage and mass growth. Early treatment ...

Type 2 is less common and has nothing to do with IgG4. If you have ... one has been diagnosed with autoimmune pancreatitis. In fact, it is estimated that the disease affects about 1 in 100,000 ...

Clinicians should consider IgG4-related sclerosing disease in the differential diagnosis to avoid unnecessary surgery. Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) should be diagnosed on the basis of a ...

IgG4 either cannot be detected or is found at very low levels. This type of autoimmune pancreatitis is also sometimes associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Type 2 disease appears to ...

Autoimmune pancreatitis ... subtype of chronic pancreatitis. AIP is best described as the pancreatic manifestation of a systemic fibroinflammatory conditions. The systemic disease of which ...