Standard steroid treatment for autoimmune pancreatitis
Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital · Tohoku University · +16 more institutions
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Abstract
Objective
To establish an appropriate steroid treatment regimen for autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP).
Methods
A retrospective survey of AIP treatment was conducted in 17 centres in Japan. The main outcome measures were rate of remission and relapse.
Results
Of 563 patients with AIP, 459 (82%) received steroid treatment. The remission rate of steroid-treated AIP was 98%, which was significantly higher than that of patients without steroid treatment (74%, 77/104; p
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Keywords
- Prednisolone
- Medicine
- Autoimmune pancreatitis
- Steroid
- Gastroenterology
- Regimen
- Internal medicine
- Pancreatitis
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Good health and well-being
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