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Start free with EleplanAutoimmune pancreatitis
ORPHA:103919Clinical group
Also called AIP
What it is
A rare pancreatic disease characterized by chronic non-alcoholic pancreatitis that presents with abdominal pain, steatorrhea, obstructive jaundice and responds well to steroid therapy and is seen in two subforms: type 1, which affects elderly males, involves other organs and has increased immunoglobin G4 (IgG4) levels and type 2, which affects both sexes equally but presents at a younger age and has no other organ involvement or increased IgG4 levels.
Key facts
- Inheritance
- Not applicable
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Cross-references
Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.
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