TITLE:
Case Report: Autoimmune Pancreatitis: About a Case in Hepato-Gastroenterology Department of Mother-Child Hospital in Bamako/Mali
AUTHORS:
Sanra Déborah Sanogo, Moussa Y. Dicko, Ganda Soumaré, Kadiatou Doumbia, Hourouma Sow, Makan S. Tounkara, Youssouf Kassambara, Hamadoun Guindo, A. Maiga, A. Kondé, Abdoulaye Diarra, Ilias Guindo, Drissa Katilé, Ouatou Mallé, Anselme Konate, Moussa T. Diarra, Bougouzié Sanogo, Moussa Y. Maiga
KEYWORDS:
Autoimmune Pancreatitis, Young Woman, Diagnosis, Mali
JOURNAL NAME:
Health,
Vol.12 No.10,
October
27,
2020
ABSTRACT: Autoimmune pancreatitis is a distinct form of chronic pancreatitis. It is a chronic pancreatitis distinct from alcohol, genetic or idiopathic impairment and involves possible autoimmune mechanisms. The diagnosis of autoimmune pancreatitis is based on a body of biological, histological and radiological arguments. Also called sclerosing lymphoplasmacytic pancreatitis, it is one of the causes of chronic pancreatitis. The risk factor for the onset of cancer that it represents and its sensitivity to corticosteroids make it a pathology requiring special management. We report a case of autoimmune pancreatitis in a 35-year-old patient.